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BIBADO INVESTMENTS

The application ares.exe by BIBADO INVESTMENTS 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.
Publisher:
BIBADO INVESTMENTS  (signed and verified)

MD5:
697774f80cd0240a76b726be138b1365

SHA-1:
9f26633603a6a990079da5e4564ece3f5e9a3d99

SHA-256:
15eb7d7cde8802a58c2886bf062bd7c597f41318fa90d4e285525969420266dd

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 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 4:30:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bibado (M)
17.3.9.19

File size:
149.8 KB (153,392 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BIBADO INVESTMENTS

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/26/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/26/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=BIBADO INVESTMENTS, OU=QA DEPARTMENT, O=BIBADO INVESTMENTS, L=VILLAVICIOSA DE ODON, S=MADRID, C=ES

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

Serial number:
04F067CB9EFD3EEBEDABCC3882579B37

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 8:20:04 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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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