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BIBADO INVESTMENT S.L.

The application ares.exe by BIBADO INVESTMENT S.L 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 Bibado Downloader installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
BIBADO INVESTMENT S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b2ae8870afd8d40aa05d1484b48f8199

SHA-1:
02e8ce691665038179070eddaab27fcfea2636bd

SHA-256:
a955dafb6829338102d54cc4eeaa8191b757060e10fbe95b53d951eff2c41ee6

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 4:31:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bibado (M)
17.3.14.0

File size:
173.1 KB (177,240 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Bibado Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BIBADO INVESTMENT S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/7/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/8/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=BIBADO INVESTMENT S.L., O=BIBADO INVESTMENT S.L., L=Pozuelo de Alarcon, S=Madrid, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0D3C282AB5CE639ACFB3782EE057124C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 2:20:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x38AF

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 68, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6055

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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