AresUltraSearch Pro

AresUltraSearch Pro is an adware bundler that uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits.

General information:

Malware Name: AresUltraSearch Pro
Malware Type: Adware Bundler
Company Name: Bin Artisan LLC
Company URL: http://www.etexchange.com
Threat Level: Moderate Risk
Operating System: WIN XP
Installation Type: Installed through EXE
Operation: Time of After Installation

Company Description:

Bin Artisan LLC provides you the software AresUltraSearch Pro that is the best p2p search tool. It can find almost any MP3, WAV, MPEG, AVI, WMA, DiVx, or EXE files you want. Ares Ultra Search not only search from Gnutella network that connects to LimeWire, Morpheus, Bearshare, and Shareaza, it also searches media files from Internet search engine, Web site, FTP sites, and LAN. Ares Ultra Search has built-in players to play popular media file types. Ares Ultra Search can search and download through proxy and firewall.

Spyware Description:

AresUltraSearch Pro is an adware bundler that uses aggressive, deceptive advertising. It may be installed without adequate notice and consent, often though exploits.

Characteristics/Symptoms:

    -> It is bundled with unwanted software. -> It uses aggressive advertising.

Additional information might be found here:

google Search at Google for AresUltraSearch Pro
bing Search at Bing for AresUltraSearch Pro
yahoo Search at Yahoo for AresUltraSearch Pro

Processes Running:

AresUltraSearch.exe

File information Created after Installation:

File Location Size (Bytes) Type
C:\Program Files\AresUltraSearch\data\GnuConfig.ini.bak 660 BAK File
C:\Program Files\AresUltraSearch\data\GnuConfigEx.ini 168 Configuration Settings
C:\Program Files\AresUltraSearch\data\WebCache.net 12679 NET File

Folder information Created after Installation:

Folder Location
C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\AresUltraSearc
C:\Program Files\AresUltraSearch\TempDirctor

Registry information Created after Installation:

Main Registry Key Sub Registry Key Key Value Name
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\AresUltraSearch\Option proxy_socks_password
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\AresUltraSearch\Option proxy_used
HKEY_CURRENT_USER \Software\AresUltraSearch\Option showlog