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ares.exe

Kukilefi

BULLY UNITY LTD

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ares.exe, “Kukilefi Setup ” by BULLY UNITY 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.filesbitssigns.com.
Publisher:
Fafe   (signed by BULLY UNITY LTD)

Product:
Kukilefi

Description:
Kukilefi Setup

Version:
1.4.3.2

MD5:
33f644ce1cca88151cec22694d34f14a

SHA-1:
07483ad6e7839885446ad241b2fa5d36427c0c7d

SHA-256:
ff4797314e3a03e8c6fce850c49fa60b11cd0b788525a96b7a4de5e2b7439782

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:
11/27/2024 3:36:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.2.22.5

File size:
1017.5 KB (1,041,896 bytes)

Product version:
5.2

Copyright:
Lite

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.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BULLY UNITY LTD

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/5/2016 8:34:17 AM

Valid to:
4/6/2017 8:34:17 AM

Subject:
CN=BULLY UNITY LTD, O=BULLY UNITY LTD, L=Jerusalem, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121722482EEF9AA7C5405D8297124D131E6

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

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.filesbitssigns.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