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ares2.exe

Lahobacom

iDEAS SaaS Solutions LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ares2.exe, “Lahobacom Setup ” by iDEAS SaaS Solutions 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.

File name:

ares2.exe

Publisher:

Mora (signed by iDEAS SaaS Solutions LLC)

Product:

Lahobacom

Description:

Lahobacom Setup

Version:

1.1.4.2

MD5:

33b16b052567a5df7d43bbcfe247af17

SHA-1:

074e018cea9ce60f734bae5c7fbd021a7df10636

SHA-256:

e8ed297091b716cd0a6d29160e01f691422c38496dd02bbf59dc434494330890

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:

11/28/2024 1:35:54 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore (M)

16.12.1.17

File size:

933.3 KB (955,680 bytes)

Product version:

3.4.0

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\ares2.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

iDEAS SaaS Solutions LLC

Authority:

thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

9/15/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

9/15/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=iDEAS SaaS Solutions LLC, O=iDEAS SaaS Solutions LLC, L=WILMINGTON, S=DELAWARE, C=US

Issuer:

CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

1C30B21B8E134FEE84D12A80CD6F33E4

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:qYFaLSR7Z3QdlrwTg4pjj8pSfwGzmRzchkjEz2u9wVbrHIc:qixWaTT98pLI+zJ1bi

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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