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ares setup.exe

Dakedin

Darwen Marketing Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ares setup.exe, “Dakedin Setup ” by Darwen Marketing 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.flashlaboratoryapp.com.
Publisher:
Darwen Marketing Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Dakedin

Description:
Dakedin Setup

Version:
2.5.3.1

MD5:
5a64e575a7ff665a30fbb3894b104038

SHA-1:
ad74cc354ee0bec5606b8170aad9cdbf2aa61fbb

SHA-256:
932ff42eb735c4a113c9e2e269a27dc82445ca0c8588ddd9eaa08e7aafce35db

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 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:
11/23/2024 10:11:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.25.3

File size:
956.4 KB (979,336 bytes)

Product version:
4.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Darwen Marketing Inc.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/31/2016 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/1/2017 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Darwen Marketing Inc., OU=IT, O=Darwen Marketing Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3A06E9DBD0206A134B76F68EF10A4949

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ujflL31+fwCxtmvYQtsypi+6Eu5ilpvvpKELlEC8aDyLWQp:ujdIfwCxKtsyR/UUlDkf

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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

http://www.flashlaboratoryapp.com/c?x=rdUUUr58Mcxzr9GbQXk4r3e8yx7G ZSGASy XD/gdDE=&c=QqByUuHewOnKydLklqQTdta4WVmPEarNuECKoiB6J5q/1KbdENEZGm95yOxr/74UTsua4VMWFHcQM41UUWYZPTBbylrrSgyas4315HZxTo/.../YGWISgim9 3crrjGul77y1V9aJ40xwagU7As8=&e=0&downloadAs=Ares Setup.exe

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