installer_ares_galaxy_2_2_7_spanish.exe

Chrome.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_ares_galaxy_2_2_7_spanish.exe by Free Software has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Chrome.exe

Version:
1.1.0.1

MD5:
42798b36dbfb8e90417e0e9e5ef21d5e

SHA-1:
f2c7bbc8d9b9b41fd43eaa2fb65117b4037b0ceb

SHA-256:
da86953abf59414ea9a11b273e57e6efc89621d7296ec1842d32654a25437d49

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
12/26/2024 2:18:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen8
7.11.170.186

avast!
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3368

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Agent.IEXT
19347

ESET NOD32
probably Win32/Vittalia.R potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Vittalia
v2014.08.28.08

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.28.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FreeSoftware.d
14.8.28.17

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

File size:
652 KB (667,624 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Chrome.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Spanish

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_ares_galaxy_2_2_7_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 7:08:01 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 8:23:49 AM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/13/2014 7:25:26 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qT1APgQxsLQXjAcHuORA/Fy4vOcxkNoB0Yp4dfmZ:qTK4kz7fRc1Xxp4dfo

Entry address:
0x1C388

Entry point:
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Code size:
380.5 KB (389,632 bytes)

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