speedares-setup.exe

Speed Ares

Aedge Performance BCN, S.L.U.

The application speedares-setup.exe by Aedge Performance BCN, S.L.U has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.speedares.com.
Publisher:
Aedge Performance BCN SL  (signed by Aedge Performance BCN, S.L.U.)

Product:
Speed Ares

Version:
2.6027.00018

MD5:
32a5e1fa0c4252d1098bf52c605192b6

SHA-1:
db01403f343d156c15c24ef90b1f789d1894d4fa

SHA-256:
d3aac4771876485859ea1a0c5946a2ab2cd6804db1ebf895afd2172ed2d87a74

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
5/9/2025 7:30:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adedge.AedgePer.Installer (M)
16.3.24.8

File size:
1.4 MB (1,498,080 bytes)

Product version:
2.6027.00018

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2011 Aedge Performance BCN SL

Original file name:
InstallShield Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\speedares-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/25/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/22/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Aedge Performance BCN, S.L.U.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Aedge Performance BCN, S.L.U.", L=BARCELONA, S=CATALUNYA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5D6D2F7CC0B7C31DA645A5A1A2078139

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/5/2010 10:40:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:aIsNmFAA/Lhat8/jsukOIFVchkXlg8brp3bOUwEBdRpTifHAJtQWzH:aIsNQ3ht40SXlxJrWEBNTwH6tZz

Entry address:
0x95C40

Entry point:
E8, 49, 28, 01, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 85, C0, 74, 0D, 33, C9, 85, C0, 0F, 9F, C1, 8D, 4C, 09, FF, 8B, C1, C3, 0F, B6, 00, 0F, B6, 09, 2B, C1, 74, 0D, 33, C9, 85, C0, 0F, 9F, C1, 8D, 4C, 09, FF, 8B, C1, C3, 66, 8B, 06, 66, 3B, 01, 74, 35, 0F, B6, 11, 0F, B6, C0, 2B, C2, 74, 11, 33, D2, 85, C0, 0F, 9F, C2, 8D, 54, 12, FF, 8B, C2, 85, C0, 75, 1C, 0F, B6, 46, 01, 0F, B6, 49, 01, 2B, C1, 74, 10, 33, C9, 85, C0, 0F, 9F, C1, 8D, 4C, 09, FF, 8B, C1, C3, 33, C0, C3, 8B, 06, 3B, 01, 74, 6F, 0F, B6, 11, 0F, B6, C0...
 
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Code size:
893.5 KB (914,944 bytes)

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