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installer_ares_plus_spanish.exe

Ares Plus

Install Helper

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_plus_spanish.exe by Install Helper 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 Vittalia DM installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dk.900114dwn.com.
Publisher:
Install Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Ares Plus

Version:
3.0.0.86

MD5:
ee47df26094f720ed0706f40330b89a5

SHA-1:
d28f946944d7b4a28ca3dfbd8ff0dceb4f8af4c1

SHA-256:
8268fea1eb4a4f9ec131264bc6b7bab1b4f75dab613d06f0fb7a1236d6fd54bb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
1/11/2025 11:50:33 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.InstallH (M)
16.5.11.12

File size:
844.7 KB (864,928 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.86

Copyright:
(c) Install Helper

Original file name:
installer_ares_plus_Spanish.exe.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Helper

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/29/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/30/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Helper, O=Install Helper, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
7CC3624C218D0B5B8DB87F5E4E3521B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2015 6:36:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:i0vhd6EDpq5Pr5xppqMtR3i0s+OFtF/Uw+vsgBc+z+5tAErxAE2df:i0ZM5PVjpqMu/v/96csG3dAEAf

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 90, 47, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
478.5 KB (489,984 bytes)

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

http://dk.900114dwn.com/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=air&ua=chrome&ut=5cf02bce3ea29b1ef4bafc054cabe0e6&r=808054&p=QkVHSU5QUk8=&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9vbi8xL2JlZ2lucHJvL3NwYW5pc2gvc29mdC9jaHJvbWUvYXJlc19wbHVzL2QvNDI3OTJiYTZjNzc0NWJhNGFjMjViZjY1ZDViNWViMTQvYWlyL25hL25hLzAvaW5zdGFsbGVyX2FyZXNfcGx1c19TcGFuaXNoLmV4ZQ==&redir=1&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLmJlZ2luZHduLmNvbS9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC8wMDMxMjAwMzEzMDAzMTQvcGlpZC01NTAzMWYzZDYzZDZlMS4wMDg1MTM1Ny9vbi8xL2JlZ2lucHJvL3NwYW5pc2gvc29mdC9jaHJvbWUvYXJlc19wbHVzL2QvNDI3OTJiYTZjNzc0NWJhNGFjMjViZjY1ZDViNWViMTQvYWlyL25hL25hLzAvaW5zdGFsbGVyX2FyZXNfcGx1c19TcGFuaXNoLmV4ZQ==&loop=1&aa=on/1/beginpro//&AJ=43&FK=23&EF=81&CI=84&EL=30&ME=56&LI=87&KJ=14&IA=63&BM=47&s=

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