Should I block it?

45%

45% of PCs block this file from running.

Possible reason:

Performance resource utilization

Additional versions

3.1.7.3042	3.45%
2.2.4.3048	17.24%
2.2.4.3048	13.79%
2.2.4.3048	3.45%
2.2.3.3047	3.45%
2.1.9.3043	13.79%
2.1.8.3042	20.69%
2.1.7.3041	10.34%
2.1.6.3040	3.45%
2.1.2.3036	10.34%

Relationships

explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

ares.exe

Ares p2p for windows by Ares Development Group

Remove ares.exe

Version:	2.2.4.3048
MD5:	6922bcc481136e0e3f141a2047689d29
SHA1:	a1dafcc3aa8e057499c83c52380bb05bbae4c9c1
SHA256:	dc482df429390340922618591693647786fc0823699cd38309066c4d81313f5b

What is ares.exe?

ares.exe is the main user interface process for the Ares p2p program.

About ares.exe (from Ares Development Group)

“Ares engages millions of peers to create one of the largest file sharing networks in existence today. Ares contains absolutely NO adware or spyware and is certified a 100% clean download. Ares is ver”

Details

File name:	ares.exe
Publisher:	Ares Development Group
Product name:	Ares p2p for windows
Typical file path:	C:\Program Files\ares\ares.exe
File version:	2.2.4.3048
Product version:	2.2
Size:	895 KB (916,480 bytes)
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:	Windows GUI
File packed:	Yes
.NET CLR:	No

More details

Programs

The following programs will install this file

Ares

Ares Development Group

2% remove

“Ares is a free open source file sharing program that enables users to share any digital file including images, audio, video, software, documents, etc. You may now easily publish your files through the Ares peer to peer network. As a member of the virtual community, you can search and download just about any file shared by other users. Latest versions support BitTorrent protocol and Shoutcast radio stations. With Ares you can also join c...”

Behaviors

Startup files (user) run

Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'

'ares' → "C:\Program Files\Ares\Ares.exe" -h

Windows firewall allowed programs

Exceptions allow programs to access to the Internet through an outbound connections

Firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Ares\Ares.exe'

Scheduled tasks

Entry path '\{60238128-8CBA-469B-8E51-BD56B59EE593}'

Network connections

Access through an approved Windows firewall exception

[TCP] 96.red.144.61.37.procono.es (37.61.144.96:34715)

[TCP] 186.89.212.218:42773

[TCP] bb25f0f8.virtua.com.br (187.37.240.248:53011)

[UDP] listens on port 44046

[UDP] listens on port 21281

[UDP] listens on port 20464

Resource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)

Averages

CPU
Total CPU:	0.00302881%	0.028634%
Kernel CPU:	0.00118441%	0.013761%
User CPU:	0.00184440%	0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:	7,787 ms/min	100,923,805ms/min
CPU cycles:	22,421,434/sec	17,470,203/sec
Memory
Private memory:	8.94 MB	21.59 MB
Private (maximum):	13.25 MB
Private (minimum):	9.89 MB
Non-paged memory:	8.94 MB	21.59 MB
Virtual memory:	100.39 MB	140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):	109.24 MB	169.69 MB
Working set:	10.72 MB	18.61 MB
Working set (peak):	13.29 MB	37.95 MB
Page faults:	14,084/min	2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:	1.09 KB/sec	1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:	1/sec	343/min
I/O write transfer:	735 Bytes/sec	274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:	17/sec	227/min
I/O other transfer:	826.07 KB/sec	448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:	52,864/sec	1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:	10	12
Handles:	236	600
GUI GDI count:	153	103
GUI GDI peak:	158	142
GUI USER count:	126	49
GUI USER peak:	127	71

Process properties

Integrety level:	Medium
Platform:	64-bit
Command line:	"C:\Program Files\ares\ares.exe" -h
Owner:	User
Parent process:	explorer.exe (Windows Explorer by Microsoft Corporation)

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