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Ares_installer.exe

One Installer LLC

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application Ares_installer.exe by One Installer 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 Vittalia DM installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from ares.begin.pro.
Publisher:
One Installer LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
38fd9e85f7946df18444771e36afa24c

SHA-1:
d4951ea2b20ddbe18686ba895e862f24b2ef0de5

SHA-256:
fad5b0ce911cf04c85ce6199c2ccf31a383b74f4178d79316d1fd7de133b628f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 10:00:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.OneInsta.Bundler (M)
16.7.7.14

File size:
2.5 MB (2,604,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
One Installer LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
4/17/2013 1:04:59 PM

Valid to:
1/31/2014 8:35:46 PM

Subject:
CN=One Installer LLC, O=One Installer LLC, L=Wilmington, S=DE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B029B9A2C94E9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:/FcdBGHtC57IVz1+MQ3yZz3Y6IUKEltG6GrNAz5GhCeUcaocXqno4b5V0K:/mEy7AtWylfB7zG3ra5GgeUcaZXqnhgK

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://ares.begin.pro/.../down.php?p=ES-SOFT

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