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arescatcher_st.exe

Click run software

The application arescatcher_st.exe by Click run software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from arescatcher.com.
Publisher:
Click run software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bfd68a51b1cea5c503007302c9f7d81a

SHA-1:
594e53865996121d8533a00cc61ee82ac5f2b75c

SHA-256:
3241b0a2218311462e3506a37d01c8ae8bf7db05e1ae570b154aa2549bfdae56

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.

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 5:13:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Clickrun (M)
16.5.12.3

File size:
1 MB (1,054,992 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Click run software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/19/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/20/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Click run software, O=Click run software, STREET=63 Rotshylid Shderot, L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A243E49C0DAF69F7C5ACF083EB184161

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DsIKgBq3tmUJx4ykT2WyApoLajJRsncf:D5KgBqyBqWyA5j

Entry address:
0xCAC70

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, FC, 39, 40, 00, E8, 2B, FC, FF, FF, 20, 60, 40, 00, 2C, 60, 40, 00, 74, 37, 40, 00, 68, 37, 40, 00, 3C, 60, 40, 00, CC, 34, 40, 00, 08, 35, 40, 00, 11, 54, 49, 6E, 74, 65, 72, 66, 61, 63, 65, 64, 4F, 62, 6A, 65, 63, 74, 8B, C0, 04, 12, 40, 00, 11, 0B, 54, 42, 6F, 75, 6E, 64, 41, 72, 72, 61, 79, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 3C, 10, 40, 00, 06, 53, 79, 73, 74, 65, 6D, FF, 25, E0, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, DC, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0, FF, 25, D8, 21, 47, 00, 8B, C0...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
828 KB (847,872 bytes)

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

http://arescatcher.com/.../AresCatcher_ST.exe

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