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installer_ares_english.exe

100Blogs SL

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installer_ares_english.exe by 100Blogs SL has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from aresmod.com.
Publisher:
100Blogs SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ae6bffcbaba31278bb42a812f9623c9d

SHA-1:
8d8a0a6faa145e74c07a79b9d2b14403fb224142

SHA-256:
93acd9872571947c347a53d7162a420f5d254366538148e09e77e464dc2e046e

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
12/24/2024 12:45:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Injected.F trojan
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.6.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.06.19.04

McAfee
CryptInno
5600.7094

Reason Heuristics
PUP.100BlogsSL.W
14.6.19.15

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.33CA0397
7.2.170

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782551
29708

File size:
857 KB (877,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
100Blogs SL

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/14/2013 10:18:59 AM

Valid to:
10/14/2016 10:18:59 AM

Subject:
CN=100Blogs SL, O=100Blogs SL, L=CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES, S=BARCELONA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B93142DC69C91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:NfjUCSn3S+NhWndolB5DDPZfJfdz5u1+/WNJTvW:j/doDBBJFz5ugkVW

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://aresmod.com/.../AresMod_ML.exe

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