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arescatcher.exe

Onekit Internet S,L

The application arescatcher.exe by Onekit Internet S,L has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OneKit Downloader installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from software.onekit.com.
Publisher:
Onekit Internet S,L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
40e7260edaee0d424c84645e840a7126

SHA-1:
a46751b5383799b6050df37892ffbef1ee66d5e6

SHA-256:
5617ed19ef70536934c391d2560281b416bb097638c38dfd78a837877ca52a53

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/4/2024 5:02:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Skodna.Bundle.bb4
2015.0.3585

Bkav FE
W32.Clod2a5.Trojan
1.3.0.4923

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OnekitInternetSL.L
14.8.7.21

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0721
7.2.24

VIPRE Antivirus
Onekit Installer
25712

File size:
5.4 MB (5,661,760 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OneKit Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\arescatcher.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Onekit Internet S,L

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/17/2012 12:11:53 PM

Valid to:
4/18/2013 12:11:53 PM

Subject:
E=info@onekit.com, CN="Onekit Internet S,L", O="Onekit Internet S,L", L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

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

Serial number:
1121082E90950E0960FF7F21E2D20A9F1AF6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 7:19:54 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:3Ri/MNwTxeTUwV9QsvbMbPrOqdsqjZKy1zP7QT4FVXct9wSn8RPrQ:3RiENPQwUwiO4sqjEk3QT4FB+wtxQ

Entry address:
0x3883

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 68, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, 92, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 4C, 92, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

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

http://software.onekit.com/software/applications/.../AresCatcherSetup.exe

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