ares2.exe

Guhoremat

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, “Guhoremat 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.headtagconecpt.com.
Publisher:
iDEAS SaaS Solutions LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Guhoremat

Description:
Guhoremat Setup

MD5:
912b14b1bd7a3c4de34f59f9191a4851

SHA-1:
d3d90732069493816c3ed6177970d6689553f5a7

SHA-256:
963ea53d1dbb5085ae7becc87ac9b4b6751557facd896c332895b2f2b923590b

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:
11/28/2024 1:45:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.11.20.8

File size:
943.5 KB (966,120 bytes)

Product version:
4.4.0

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
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:l27zKmcqCiWGNKo/P/xmjBXe/vdp6BZD+qGpeYIiBzTZ:linqzo/BGcnPc8pdIiBv

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 ares2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.headtagconecpt.com/.../0v66M=&c=aiZcfRqzbRFNtv4z846XL5EFOydVoM9LYYOqg5JQ8XZuDTdKblo5yoktJ5aFwD2qG7fOanVnbu3FQHQpPBVqKl6kioGbZs5LaEJx6vwsV2EfeN6eeiUvHoDXOMOR9ctJ&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=ares2.exe

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