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aressetup.exe

LI Impact

The application aressetup.exe by LI Impact 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 and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from a.greenpipesky.com.
Publisher:
LI Impact  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c09161e5f6b73baf98e4e8efab77ca01

SHA-1:
544f0a177ea814d4e8bffe0ca351d72a91812909

SHA-256:
e48ee1bfd4590e5db38190e2519902cfe1349d711bc75cf8b9fa7eabf3793c1f

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:
11/24/2024 8:26:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.LIImpact.Installer (M)
16.3.21.3

File size:
165.6 KB (169,608 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LI Impact

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/28/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/29/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=LI Impact, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=LI Impact, L=Carson City, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
53C7498E7043740F15EBDA90D6E56F72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/1/2013 9:23:49 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:HthprlXj4NsrAt9t3R9sSYXl/CdLIUmzm3AVtkVt6UySIITWQh:Hnp5z4GrAlLrm6P6NSFSQh

Entry address:
0x3C820

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 41, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, FE, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.8129

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
156 KB (159,744 bytes)

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

http://a.greenpipesky.com/IC/GPLLIImpact08/44658/0/.../AresSetup.exe

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