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Delimax Concept s.l.

This belongs to a Solimba product that may be bundled with additional PUPs or may be part of an ad-supported software program. The application ares.exe by Delimax Concept 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. It uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Delimax Concept s.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1375d46a7943f8fb958de7372b48f0ce

SHA-1:
64297e6273f93e190feab7a9ab6f6664d801fbaa

SHA-256:
6accd2abf13fc94a8c770ee7bb7f479bd1e33f1f6c8cc90470ed62958aeca0d8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
1/13/2025 6:00:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.DelimaxC (M)
16.7.9.18

File size:
627.6 KB (642,632 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Delimax Concept s.l.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/24/2014 8:17:54 AM

Valid to:
9/24/2016 8:17:54 AM

Subject:
CN=Delimax Concept s.l., O=Delimax Concept s.l., L=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
1121212688B372352B5E314485FB66EA867C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/3/2015 2:53:22 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xLWb+o3CwdeuW1LxoP8+cN0bb9ukBVrcbb:BY+XcWthtNWImCbb

Entry address:
0x103F4

Entry point:
E8, 2D, 96, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F8, BD, 42, 00, E8, 56, 57, 00, 00, E8, 2C, 1D, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, C0, 95, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 49, 4D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.6983

Code size:
136 KB (139,264 bytes)

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

http://dl.pocostance.com/n/.../Ares.exe

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