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installer_ares_plus_spanish.exe

Internet application

FunnelOpti (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application installer_ares_plus_spanish.exe, “Internet application Setup ” by FunnelOpti (Alpha Criteria) 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 installCore 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 www.currentsendtowers.com.
Publisher:
Installer Internet Generic   (signed by FunnelOpti (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Internet application

Description:
Internet application Setup

MD5:
94331ee2d0ff0ba193ed985edb06eb33

SHA-1:
f5e6c5470085030da8bde6ee8f9d3ca28ec71c29

SHA-256:
bfabca343e25697f50c8bc0ac0ef64601a679f09a0b79a0c8336d9b1e9c473e6

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
1/15/2025 4:27:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.7.16.2

File size:
987.5 KB (1,011,248 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.5

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\installer_ares_plus_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FunnelOpti (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 6:41:21 AM

Valid to:
8/26/2016 10:34:53 AM

Subject:
CN=FunnelOpti (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=FunnelOpti (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121C57D0836DF0829F54F07ADA2D08AAFCB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:R7fFQ5/1Pa5H2/Qg9XkV9/HgBAtE0EWySaiRFEM:R7G/g5WjkVt670E7fn

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9267

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.currentsendtowers.com/c?x=VTXu0nxnXGteWauyJkb6Y0C8WooWNXC1EXBqo9LgimQ=&c=usyElEh8qAtB/Hdr7GCuzKEfNPILsYKffvMTP4T9PZoQeyyp9km1hQPB4XLk2FWA5KQ BVjjXZY6d/L K/KXXspV K4W2 UP/N3tO2e/R5cQHx3u4 wjwQvLbXN2m21n 6WhQhXHZ/wy1IFPDv9/FA==&downloadAs=installer_ares_plus_Spanish.exe&fallback_url=http://xmlinstcp-fpm.portal-factory.com/cmd/error_ic.php?xrip=189.229.218.69&countrya2=MX&partner=BEGINPRO&origen=SOFT&program=Ares Plus&3dparty_channel=BEGINP010Z6a3b285512d85dfc18599510b25e3baf&ou=http://aresplus.sftbegaaa.com/es/?p=SOFT&du=http://download.begindwn.com/.../down.php?country=mx&hostname=xugu66a8dviguwu.kuwutefresosa.info&lang=es&langutf8=Spanish&logourl=/icoinstall/programs/icono-ares-128x128.png&logoex=/icoinstall/logosex/promo-ares-164x427.bmp&ua=msie&software=Ares Plus&origen=SOFT&key=5e085&url_download=http://pf.vitplatform.com/crawled_soft/2/2/2297

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