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:
d2c4614ea7007aa85496d81e1b009639

SHA-1:
fddd5841e435a42bf5b8f363b507d50c043db5d4

SHA-256:
2f202e8cd227edaa9eacee069e2a2116976d63d0a9348fcab18ce513f29b37d9

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:
11/6/2024 3:46:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.4.9.3

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 1:48:08 PM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 4:58:16 PM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:AbtZ5XjelBrOzI3lwPW9KjOnd0gwcOBci+71:AxjXyrOcVMAdWzBciU1

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 28 URLs.

http://www.universeappsbyte.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

http://www.laboratorycenterhost.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

http://www.laboratorycenterhost.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