ares_installer.exe

Ares

This is a self-extracting archive and installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.yaknow.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Ares

Product:
Ares

Description:
Ares Setup

Version:
3.1.8.4045

MD5:
76fdc6e5149fe8ba27af56c9d2bdf637

SHA-1:
e14e41a02ea0b9495e4e7a87ea933edbfef15e38

SHA-256:
899f4396792d493abeabfce65c7705ebe5960900d83bb5f88551125878862b64

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Clean  (2 probable false positive detections)

Explanation:
These detections are probably false positives (erroneous), the file is probably malware free.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 7:00:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-7758
0.98/21411

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0717
7.2.259

File size:
4.6 MB (4,804,627 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.8.4045

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 10:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:bpGOAqOOAH0bicTJJhAbW1Pqz4wagLWf5Flt32HVo/:bcjq0U2ctJZh+4tKWBD

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file ares_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

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