installer_ares_spanish.exe

Race

MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application installer_ares_spanish.exe, “Race Setup ” by MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings) 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 www.heartcontentpackage.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Nelola   (signed by MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Race

Description:
Race Setup

Version:
4.6.2.2

MD5:
d8410d25ff3627c2f9be8a50b492800e

SHA-1:
a4c081f3b3b52653c6912965d474df760b673b06

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 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:
11/6/2024 7:47:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.4.7.16

File size:
1 MB (1,063,176 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\installer_ares_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 9:48:08 AM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 11:58:16 AM

Subject:
CN=MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121E3B958E0D3FCF0CA178C56C74D3BBA4B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IbtZ5XjelBrOzI3lwPW9KjOnd0gwcOBci+71:IxjXyrOcVMAdWzBciU1

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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 34 URLs.

http://www.heartcontentpackage.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

http://www.heartcontentpackage.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