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installer_ares_spanish.exe

Gec

Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie 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, “Gec Setup ” by Source Beta (Fried Cookie) 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.
Publisher:
Kilorone   (signed by Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Gec

Description:
Gec Setup

Version:
2.8.2.0

MD5:
03e6fc708a40141ff89728cca7bf2276

SHA-1:
789c8b174bc53dee198e7a537d4930f0793b63e7

SHA-256:
2df0fe45cb6897d6fae91a1d9da4bcd8c7746c5235afe6105ff9b54260235666

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 7:06:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)
16.2.24.14

File size:
1.1 MB (1,154,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.8

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_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 7:35:36 AM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 11:10:22 AM

Subject:
CN=Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121F87C06A1FA58E25ACBC0D796540139D0

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:HmSglSwRkwGlt8DB9l00NeC8dlPCrykfjiDnj00++IU764zosJ:HXMXR98tC9Bod5a54zosJ

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file installer_ares_spanish.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

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http://www.signvaultsbinaries.com/c?x=muIqLs2xbNzEH218ezbwTab4RIgFMzEBk0p0gzYHtnM=&c=KgB8HOUrSRo1G1lzYeNXGCq61E2dszOqNK7f7zO6pCH8smv0R/9Al3PYsSftAFgTqcydN85Nyb vblhN3CTzIasihqwdMJUjJZWWOII5E tId9hKg1NKS0RlymMJRRZe&downloadAs=installer_ares_Spanish.exe&fallback_url=http://xmlinstcp-fpm.portal-factory.com/cmd/error_ic.php?xrip=190.183.8.16&countrya2=AR&partner=SEO&origen=SEO&program=Ares&3dparty_channel=SEO00Z9e110414de8ce21c7730e78acdf934a1&ou=http://ares.com.es&du=http://download.instseo.com/installers/down.php?key=5e60d&new=y&hostname=ares.com.es&url_download=&software=Ares&country=AR&lang=es&tb=babylonnewv4&langutf8=Spanish&addfavorites=n&premium_url=http://pf.vitplatform.com/crawled_soft/2/2/22461-682862-ares.exe&partner_keyword=SEO&p2p=0&logourl=/icoinstall/programs/icono-ares-128x128.png&ud=lp&origen=SEO&ua=generic&ou=http://ares.com.es&http:%

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