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installer_ares_spanish.exe

IE.exe

Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_ares_spanish.exe by Free Software 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 file has been seen being downloaded from download.instseo.com.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
IE.exe

Version:
1.1.0.7

MD5:
e03527dd22e57199b2b561b4f3d4b04a

SHA-1:
732a68d4864b2ac8d943eabdfcbc391f5f5f0901

SHA-256:
d21d8a4ee683202db0936bf48f25b0383928d72f8f654a7bbec8ef74954a7323

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:
11/27/2024 3:45:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.FreeSoft (M)
16.7.14.2

File size:
692 KB (708,568 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.7

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
IE.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Language:
Spanish

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Free Software LLC

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 12:08:01 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 1:23:49 PM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27DD6AADCC34E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/4/2014 1:32:37 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3FpxgdusvDr1Mc4vnBKj/zKBOewKCdDo7700FcaibNT5fzDp3/6c:VAdusvD2c4wOHyd0RKtdzDp3/d

Entry address:
0x2C2CF

Entry point:
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Code size:
408 KB (417,792 bytes)

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

http://download.instseo.com/installers/axtan_installers/.../seo&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9scC9zZW8vc3BhbmlzaC9zZW8vY2hyb21lL2FyZXMvY3BwLzc4MjE5ODAyN2ZjNTA5NGM0NzlkM2VmOWE0M2IyMmI1L3ZpdDIvMC9pbnN0YWxsZXJfYXJlc19TcGFuaXNoLmV4ZQ==&r=5598468&loop=1&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLmluc3RzZW8uY29tL2luc3RhbGxlcnMvb3V0LzAwOTA0MDA5MDUwMDkwNi9waWlkLTAxMjM0NTY3ODk5ODc0NTYzMjEwMDEyMzQ1Njc4OTEyL2xwL3Nlby9zcGFuaXNoL3Nlby9jaHJvbWUvYXJlcy9jcHAvNzgyMTk4MDI3ZmM1MDk0YzQ3OWQzZWY5YTQzYjIyYjUvdml0Mi8wL2luc3RhbGxlcl9hcmVzX1NwYW5pc2guZXhl&p=U0VP&BN=10&BC=77&HH=48&KI=97&GF=89&KG=15&KD=5&IA=68&KF=99&s=00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000

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