home

ares optimizer-5.0.exe

Pesopar

AgileMax (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application ares optimizer-5.0.exe, “Pesopar Setup ” by AgileMax (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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.giftvaultbinaries.com.
Publisher:
AgileMax (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pesopar

Description:
Pesopar Setup

Version:
4.6.5.1

MD5:
5924f5872a8f43fc8887e375dde7e5c2

SHA-1:
5c9c134dee4def98ec43845201acaea4fb5bdd93

SHA-256:
6338f151635735143e9aad78164e10267ce2669ddfbf43f779b27c4de98b033e

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 12:58:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.8.9.4

File size:
909.5 KB (931,328 bytes)

Product version:
5.2.1

Copyright:
Stub

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ares optimizer-5.0.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 5:04:31 AM

Valid to:
10/30/2016 8:53:45 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112186313590F7C0AF7C143BC6BDE6200476

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SE5iX8G/UWSoQsDoFsFsC1yvmW95YhqHZj3fUUNSLWAP8HiDpvrjnsePGC4Mh:SE5isGMWS7sbE+8vUpL9NBrTYC4Mh

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
[+]

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file ares optimizer-5.0.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.giftvaultbinaries.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

Remove ares optimizer-5.0.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.