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PortalProgramas

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, “ Application Install ” by PortalProgramas 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:
Setup·process  (signed by PortalProgramas)

Description:
Application Install

Version:
3.0.30.11

MD5:
492f747827da2d9df4af187034e989a5

SHA-1:
8731a51dd16fb58c97e3239764411e1613dba790

SHA-256:
3b56d508606a53cf2bbc49f66d173896e89cfbd8e34d71647ee359db6ef8f48e

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:
12/26/2024 2:56:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba (M)
16.8.7.1

File size:
288.4 KB (295,328 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.30

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013·14

Original file name:
setupinstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PortalProgramas

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/3/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=PortalProgramas, OU=Tech, O=PortalProgramas, STREET="Balmes 1, primera planta", L=Terrassa, S=Barcelona, PostalCode=08225, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00FD1E07CCAABD98839CDBE058C9F8B3E9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2014 2:02:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:gmRZ2W5Ij46YOG0G+EQ2eiAIQibh8HOlxHUbx1LqrGu:g6H67bG0lEQ2kioOlNUv2rGu

Entry address:
0xD7B9

Entry point:
E8, C8, 79, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 60, 44, 42, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 64, 44, 42, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, BA, 58, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, C8, 45, 42, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, A7, 58, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, CC, 45, 42, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Code size:
111.5 KB (114,176 bytes)

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

http://dl.downloadohdooshieyei.com/n/3.0.30.11/.../Ares.exe

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