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.universeappsbyte.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:
b4cb33bbfc3f67499d58af6643f88ae8

SHA-1:
fc569c613f7eb9aeaa481abe0027816f36492580

SHA-256:
d0a91e03e7bdc709103796e97e1794c34243601b88f4418e23f0a1577bda2579

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 6:46:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.4.9.4

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
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 5:48:08 AM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 8:58:16 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 4:22:17 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 50 URLs.

http://www.universeappsbyte.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

http://www.universeappsbyte.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