Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
Additional versions
ares.exe
Ares p2p for windows by Ares Development Group
| Version: | 2.1.6.3040 |
| MD5: | c796ac1332cc47940fb877cf9c2ceb49 |
| SHA1: | b7e0efeda6d818034b6ed72c71d4999517cfd6b0 |
| SHA256: | cf7f465c3a875577da2dbbae8f272460497a643d768462647ccf8b5dc2e6eb56 |
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: | 2.1.6.3040 |
| Product version: | 2.1 |
| Size: | 992 KB (1,015,808 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | Yes |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
“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
[UDP] listens on port 22906
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00179941% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00100628% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00079313% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 47,094 ms/min | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 16.04 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 8.88 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 2.77 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 16.04 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 99.1 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 112.42 MB | |
| Working set: | 3.27 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 18.14 MB | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 10 | |
| Handles: | 319 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 188 | |
| GUI USER count: | 145 | |
Process properties
| Tray notification: | Yes |
| Integrety level: | Undefined |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\archiv~1\ares\ares.exe" -h |
| Owner: | User |
| Parent process: | explorer.exe (by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
34.48% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
24.14% |
|
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
17.24% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
6.90% |
|
| Windows 8 |
6.90% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.90% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
3.45% |
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Distribution by country
United States installs about 31.03% of Ares p2p for windows.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Compaq |
33.33% |
|
| Toshiba |
16.67% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
12.50% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
8.33% |
|
| Lenovo |
8.33% |
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| Acer |
8.33% |
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| Gateway |
8.33% |
|
| American Megatrends |
4.17% |
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