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Ares-2-5-8.exe PUP Generic Analysis

Updated 3 months ago
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ares-2-5-8.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name ares-2-5-8.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
Scanner Version 1.0.227.174
Database Version 2025-10-10 13:00:15 UTC
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PUP.Win32.Generic.bot

Malware family: Generic

This detection name identifies suspicious files displaying Trojan-like behavior patterns. It represents malware that masquerades as benign programs while executing unauthorized activities on the infected system.
N/A
Detection Rate
5,548,482
File Size (bytes)
2025-10-10
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
2356c5c743fe4206fee884956f9ed491
SHA1
5f018f3a4f288396b90411cde2552e40e1f40304
SHA256
477212379359b29a23fac43d6974eba310a416e74ab80d1bf259bb4e47b01af4
SHA512
d305981314f2998286af68579f18c1d18bcf0a90eebb867135d0dc50e1336c04818d08ac373b87e7b96717a442ce711c29ccd029b72d16616093a81370b01cc0
ImpHash
7fa974366048f9c551ef45714595665e

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: bb454f0cce9fb536a5f5cf8b2b33d556
Fuzzy: 6d09ec71584fdeddfcca354823eb5684
dHash: 60e4d0d4949ccc40
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x004030fa
Compilation Time 2009-12-05 22:50:52
Checksum 0x00000000 (Actual: 0x00553b8a)
OS Version 4.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
Digital Signature No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports 8 libraries
KERNEL32, USER32, GDI32, SHELL32, ADVAPI32, COMCTL32, ole32, VERSION
Exports 0 functions
Resources 17 Resources
Sections 5 Sections

Version Information

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FileDescription Ares p2p for windows
FileVersion 2.5.8.3084
LegalCopyright GPL OpenSource Software
OriginalFilename aresregular258_installer.exe
ProductName Ares p2p for windows
ProductVersion 2.5
Translation 0x0809 0x04e4

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 23,628 bytes 24,064 bytes 6.44 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 856B32EB77DFD6FB67F21D6543272DA5
.rdata 0x00007000 4,764 bytes 5,120 bytes 5.05 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ DC77F8A1E6985A4361C55642680DDB4F
.data 0x00009000 154,712 bytes 1,024 bytes 4.80 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 7922D4CE117D7D5B3AC2CFFE4B0B5E4F
.ndata 0x0002f000 73,728 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
.rsrc 0x00041000 66,776 bytes 67,072 bytes 7.15 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 635A004DEA98866C0E00B465BC197FA3
Entropy Analysis Alert

1 section(s) with elevated entropy (≥6.5) - possible compression

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 17 (65,812 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_ICON 9 62,592 bytes
95.1%
RT_DIALOG 5 1,466 bytes
2.2%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 132 bytes
0.2%
RT_VERSION 1 664 bytes
1%
RT_MANIFEST 1 958 bytes
1.5%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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No Digital Signatures

This file is not digitally signed.

Security Implications:
  • Cannot verify the publisher's identity
  • Increased security risk when running this file
  • May trigger security warnings on some systems

⚠ This file either lacks a digital signature or the certificate chain could not be verified
Exercise caution when executing unsigned files from unknown sources

Certificate Verification Status

No valid SignedData structure was found.

Recommendation: Verify the file source and ensure it comes from a trusted publisher.

PUP.Win32.Generic.bot Removal

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Removal Instructions

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  2. Double-click on the gsam-en-install.exe file and follow the on-screen instructions to install the program.
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  4. Click on the "Standard Scan" button to begin scanning your computer for threats.
  5. After the scanning process is finished, click on "Clean Now" to remove any detected threats.
  6. If prompted, restart your system to complete the removal process and ensure all threats are eliminated.
Important: Before You Start
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