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officialaressetup.exe

Ares

Somoto Ltd.

Somoto uses a monetization platform known as the 'Better Installer' to provide the ability of 3rd party developers to bundle various adware packages through an affiliate pay-per-install program. The application officialaressetup.exe, “Ares Setup ” by Somoto has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Somoto BetterInstaller installer. Includes the Somoto BetterInstaller, an adware installer that will bundle offers for additional third party applications, mostly adware toolbars, with legitimate softare and may be installed without adequate user consent.
Publisher:
Official Ares   (signed by Somoto Ltd.)

Product:
Ares

Description:
Ares Setup

MD5:
28d208adadd008614bc04932c06e6685

SHA-1:
974ecae7ca809fe45626da7a43f6aaf84a9d5f44

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Somoto 'BetterInstaller' to bundle additional (unwanted) software during install without adequate consent.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:30:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Somoto
2015.08.02

avast!
Win32:Somoto-J [PUP]
2014.9-150905

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2996

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.DownWare
4.0.3.1595

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownWare.W potentially unwanted
9.12030

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.09.05.11

Quick Heal
PUA.Somotoltd.Gen
9.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Somoto.OfficialAres.Bundler (M)
15.9.5.11

Sophos
Somoto BetterInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Signed-AdWare.BetterInternet.SomotoLtd
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
BetterInstaller
42532

File size:
2.5 MB (2,590,232 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Somoto BetterInstaller (using Inno Setup)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Somoto Ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/20/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Somoto Ltd., O=Somoto Ltd., STREET=PO Box 58096, L=Tel Aviv, S=--, PostalCode=61580, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00841D099D16B738F34172FEEFE1D2574F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:JaDkImqBtg3b75E/qPifdRSW8tHmY54Uwzki/Cq/wkWTZJQBa2u:ADkIHg3b75firSW8Z+UykPqhMn2u

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.officialares.com/.../OfficialAresSetup.exe

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