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ares_spanish.exe

Gec

Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application ares_spanish.exe, “Gec Setup ” by Source Beta (Fried Cookie) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

ares_spanish.exe

Publisher:

Kilorone (signed by Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:

Gec

Description:

Gec Setup

Version:

2.8.2.0

MD5:

a860fa1b080f619422b90260541b6980

SHA-1:

773f25648ebbb67d7fe4c420223c2f1f67cfaa13

SHA-256:

62363c9a61de9b49657551422bee7e3eb8fa6c632f798ad7c08aa309169ed4ba

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:

2/26/2025 5:20:26 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)

16.2.18.18

File size:

1.1 MB (1,154,048 bytes)

Product version:

2.8

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/16/2015 6:35:36 AM

Valid to:

7/7/2016 10:10:22 AM

Subject:

CN=Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

1121F87C06A1FA58E25ACBC0D796540139D0

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:SmSglSwRkwGlt8DB9l00NeC8dlPCrykfjiDnj00++IU764zosJ:SXMXR98tC9Bod5a54zosJ

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8780

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file ares_spanish.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

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