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ares-12480-dp.exe

Web Internet

Max Criteria (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application ares-12480-dp.exe, “Web Internet Setup ” by Max Criteria (New Media Holdings) 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 installCore installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.bestsoftwarecity.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Installer   (signed by Max Criteria (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Web Internet

Description:
Web Internet Setup

Version:
2.3.1.4

MD5:
bd4c117220384a855ded6a6e719826cb

SHA-1:
862354583ea956ca0cf8a1592f7519e02e3fd6ce

SHA-256:
0c70eea3d05bebf46637564f2fe99b81faf216c5ec11f673c03ed75be84adbbd

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.

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:
11/5/2024 10:33:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.16.9

File size:
939.4 KB (961,984 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.9

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\ares-12480-dp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Criteria (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/10/2015 5:30:43 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 5:30:43 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Criteria (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Max Criteria (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112140D1BC3685765FDBC584B36226FEF228

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):
24576:y7mWSGLt/0S8AQrsdx/NPqIRCicEoYz7eDSXh:y7dZ/0+fdxwIRCiqYz7NR

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, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file ares-12480-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.bestsoftwarecity.com/c?x=yUDH/RU6wWoUY9XLY1goESPlQL6VZUd8ouBbmlK4KGs=&c=wPwX Ds05vXEOBvP2144OWqPEzi1baj0PM34ZIRrty77zqoefgcerEOOir8/Fb/JUfbFfwpS5ab2RGPUkOTBHYRg47OkOnUk5PIRcg7nZWQ2xLmAKPss gSctFVqXAWXMmzPIqgBe0IscdWES0IOEA==&fallback_url=http://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/aresgalaxy/aresgalaxy/.../aresregular237_installer.exe&downloadAs=Ares-12480-dp.exe

http://www.bestsoftwarecity.com/c?x=oYT9b8VqXvURXcL HXhW9CzlC1Cz7WcMQ4NBUnCFo0Y=&c=yfhhsn3MCvm3oKnWU qZME5E1PlPlE8A3z/i4d2Bn XngdKIw1m2Gncm1EvB80Ovz9KU1E3mv6dt9d8cW99/oIZECn5F2SXiCF8MNwt4LA/9ky1s4Po4e6lQ1Q1n1Bpj/D3Mju9cpd35IyVDd/YBWw==&fallback_url=http://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/aresgalaxy/aresgalaxy/.../aresregular237_installer.exe&downloadAs=Ares-12480-dp.exe

http://www.bestsoftwarecity.com/c?x= EPfUiogGCELqSqaGyTizPKXM2Y6Gon mI/8ubALi/s=&c=9breS/G6UWogT2dcC0kaJDO6FZug9Imq14eaPOHMUYaujVhRZuqU8saWIlV0Sp7I3kadFZiksORQMLk3flViUcz0jYDjU2PaK ILsmufuQ0RlrWA00R5 jQSnGZPb/0CTDh9G71bfdZXEeR6R58blA==&fallback_url=http://netcologne.dl.sourceforge.net/project/aresgalaxy/aresgalaxy/.../aresregular237_installer.exe&downloadAs=Ares-12480-dp.exe

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