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installer_ares.exe

Software Updater LLC

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installer_ares.exe by Software Updater has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ares.com.es.
Publisher:
Software Updater LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
513c5cb4d23936acadb484d9dff33220

SHA-1:
1922bed91dbd811391e903bec0913c97b2f601c9

SHA-256:
ea39379897c373d168cf9981c18f34ca6a6ab0fe2d755534d214926d5bede307

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 8:14:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Software.Bundler (M)
16.5.24.0

File size:
4.9 MB (5,156,880 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_ares.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Updater LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
1/13/2014 1:50:03 PM

Valid to:
6/21/2016 7:31:04 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Updater LLC, O=Software Updater LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B6CAE0143C59A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/27/2014 12:03:42 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:zBX8T9iFnHOrnR0GOpeVqvatHOgk2c5q3xcO6H2rfO6js/XWTZvABB/KB0cQUwX0:bFE

Entry address:
0x3FFE0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, E8, 08, 41, 01, 00, E8, 03, 00, 00, 00, 5D, C3, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, FE, 68, 30, 78, 48, 00, 68, 20, 41, 44, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 83, C4, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, D0, 97, 48, 00, 31, 45, F8, 33, C5, 50, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 65, E8, C7, 45, E0, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 71, 31, 00, 00, 66, 89, 45, E4, 6A, 02, E8, E6, 3F, 01, 00, 83, C4, 04, E8, 3E, 01, 00, 00, 89, 45, D4, E8, 56, 13, 01, 00, 85, C0, 75, 0A, 6A, 1C, E8, BB, 01, 00, 00, 83, C4, 04, E8, F3, 5C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
421.5 KB (431,616 bytes)

The file installer_ares.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ares.com.es/down_extra.php

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