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installer_ares_plus_spanish.exe

Zoobam

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installer_ares_plus_spanish.exe by Zoobam 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 Tightrope WebInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dk.1aab806gfl.com.
Publisher:
Zoobam  (signed and verified)

MD5:
918430acab542c84e85c0dd3941d47aa

SHA-1:
ba1ef3bb1d6a3da73cc17e6a164cf1610a623b4a

SHA-256:
50ada0bc5d66380f9930b8314204f46775b94c36b3953491c959c1197165670e

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 4:38:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Zoobam.Bundler (M)
16.6.17.13

File size:
825.2 KB (845,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zoobam

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/15/2014 11:27:59 PM

Valid to:
10/15/2017 11:27:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Zoobam, O=Zoobam, L=Kirkland, S=Washington, C=US

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:
4EA9D31E75E043

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2014 1:29:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hxpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8Scj:Tp9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg5+

Entry address:
0x3345

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://dk.1aab806gfl.com/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=tig&ua=chrome&ut=2573b56d12255ca384772ed74b578715&p=QkVHSU5QUk8=&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLmJlZ2luZHduLmNvbS9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC8wMDMxNDAwMzE1MDAzMTYvcGlpZC01NTA1YTliNzVlMmEwNi40ODA3MTcyOS9vbi8xL2JlZ2lucHJvL3NwYW5pc2gvc29mdC9jaHJvbWUvYXJlc19wbHVzL2QvNDI3OTJiYTZjNzc0NWJhNGFjMjViZjY1ZDViNWViMTQvdGlnL25hL25hLzAvaW5zdGFsbGVyX2FyZXNfcGx1c19TcGFuaXNoLmV4ZQ==&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9vbi8xL2JlZ2lucHJvL3NwYW5pc2gvc29mdC9jaHJvbWUvYXJlc19wbHVzL2QvNDI3OTJiYTZjNzc0NWJhNGFjMjViZjY1ZDViNWViMTQvdGlnL25hL25hLzAvaW5zdGFsbGVyX2FyZXNfcGx1c19TcGFuaXNoLmV4ZQ==&loop=1&redir=1&r=8036128&aa=on/1/beginpro//&LG=94&AB=33&AF=87&HN=35&LJ=18&BH=79&FH=80&DF=59&CE=94&AC=45&s=

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