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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.applicationheartbits.com.
Publisher:
Nelola   (signed by MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Race

Description:
Race Setup

Version:
4.6.2.2

MD5:
707dce217f37d4730a759bf90ce65a8b

SHA-1:
b05813a7d1eaafc051dd7b6b116084aa21eb8977

SHA-256:
e6729ff5352d227d77b7c704ae49048ddb87413267e0a5322f88d21c12b56e59

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 11:35:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.4.6.2

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:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_ares_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MaxSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 8:18:08 AM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 10:28:16 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 5:52:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DbtZ5XjelBrOzI3lwPW9KjOnd0gwcOBci+71:DxjXyrOcVMAdWzBciU1

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 URL.

http://www.applicationheartbits.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