installer_ares_spanish.exe

Pehet

The application installer_ares_spanish.exe, “Pehet Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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.signvaultsbinaries.com.
Product:
Pehet

Description:
Pehet Setup

Version:
2.6.3.8

MD5:
0f73fe2e41c51f27e12e5f5269bdeee8

SHA-1:
25d4cb7ac7212a5f574a06124bf676e2ed1ae7ca

SHA-256:
3c07c2c64ae4d756fe9c830a21c0d88c1e4904c63e498738f264ad31f09549ba

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
2/26/2025 6:49:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
160216-0

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AFW potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.2.23.17

File size:
1.1 MB (1,133,343 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

Copyright:
program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+0rD1f2b70CE4hfeMMLOM0u2+d4qXn9bDoqa:+4hm71ML1l9mqND6

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

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