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installer_ares_plus_english.exe

Onekit Internet S,L

The application installer_ares_plus_english.exe by Onekit Internet S,L has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the OneKit Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from aresplus.com.
Publisher:
Onekit Internet S,L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4a74490b53632759d0aa08b33b8a6908

SHA-1:
ae069b212a928265fe4e38399e837941c6011ee2

SHA-256:
36cdd93b6eb0cf466e0c0065f515e69e611bf44b7c0e9b5eb6d319062433d90c

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.

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 1:11:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OnekitInternet.Bundler (M)
16.6.11.7

File size:
879.5 KB (900,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Onekit Internet S,L

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/15/2013 2:25:37 PM

Valid to:
5/18/2016 8:11:52 AM

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

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

Serial number:
11216C6B688869B7980323D94C3965BBB528

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 7:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LqE2mekiqFq7vz2pc8k8rfNgKusP/0u1+/WNJTvf:92mXiqmac6fOOpgkVf

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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Entropy:
7.9896

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://aresplus.com/.../AresPlus_ML.exe

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