The Ares exe (Ares p2p for windows) AresGalaxy File Malware Analysis
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The Ares.exe (Ares p2p for windows) File Analysis

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Ares.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name Ares.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.227.174
Database Version 2025-10-10 11:00:14 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
3,622,912
File Size (bytes)
2025-10-10
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
d36baf4554030ce4d16ddfe6c9b249c4
SHA1
6d50ede01080a25e0daaad5186d1162d4162b3b4
SHA256
924c6dc2304e21e6edde164df44fcb2f22c6c439eeeedf2a1095fcd5a5ea7b9f
SHA512
2cbc746b58dd0d508b23bf6d0370ae85012a0f359711e3841d928f399f4560b4e25e019277b69534a6a5f3c98e73a3f754adb0e848fba23ea997b97920a7031d
ImpHash
3cd0f50194ca3cbd564223ea76f0d529

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 4ae822dca9875ac29de4472ad8885ffc
Fuzzy: c11c939d59eac47ec026c5ab872771c4
dHash: f0d48e4d5592e860
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x005fc7e0
Compilation Time 1992-06-19 22:22:17
Checksum 0x00000000 (Actual: 0x00383f1a)
OS Version 4.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows
Digital Signature No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports 16 libraries
Exports 0 functions
Resources 74 Resources
Sections 8 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName AresGalaxy
FileDescription Ares p2p for windows
FileVersion 2.5.8.3084
InternalName ares.exe
LegalCopyright GPL OpenSource Software
LegalTrademarks
OriginalFilename ares.exe
ProductName Ares p2p for windows
ProductVersion 2.5
Comments http://aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net
Translation 0x0809 0x04e4

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
CODE 0x00001000 2,080,008 bytes 2,080,256 bytes 6.55 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 0DAD7D174FEDD5F2442010A2374DE550
DATA 0x001fd000 38,844 bytes 38,912 bytes 5.99 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 2CC1E20030E928B177816D0A6E28C23C
BSS 0x00207000 50,881 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
.idata 0x00214000 14,568 bytes 14,848 bytes 4.87 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 551D99F3B570D65B46062CB2752A7AAC
.tls 0x00218000 36 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
.rdata 0x00219000 33 bytes 512 bytes 0.37 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 4BC00727929E202A6137CF5BBDB557A8
.reloc 0x0021a000 115,920 bytes 116,224 bytes 6.74 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ C6506D4B53E8339D7FAC23C27C628147
.rsrc 0x00237000 1,371,136 bytes 1,371,136 bytes 7.11 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_SHARED|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ C591977BD731191B49F4946C659C8E48
Entropy Analysis Alert

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

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 74 (1,366,200 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_CURSOR 7 2,156 bytes
0.2%
RT_BITMAP 16 11,072 bytes
0.8%
RT_ICON 3 15,032 bytes
1.1%
RT_DIALOG 1 82 bytes
0%
RT_STRING 20 13,068 bytes
1%
RT_RCDATA 17 1,323,153 bytes
96.8%
RT_GROUP_CURSOR 7 140 bytes
0%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 48 bytes
0%
RT_VERSION 1 868 bytes
0.1%
RT_MANIFEST 1 581 bytes
0%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product Ares p2p for windows
Description Ares p2p for windows
File Version 2.5.8.3084
Original Name ares.exe
Internal Name ares.exe
Copyright GPL OpenSource Software

✓ This file has been digitally signed and the certificate chain has been verified

  • The signature ensures file integrity and authenticity from the publisher
  • Timestamping proves when the signature was applied
Certificate Verification Status

No valid SignedData structure was found.

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

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Proactive Protection
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