Should I block it?
45% of PCs block this file from running.
Possible reason:
Performance resource utilization
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ares.exe
Ares p2p for windows by Ares Development Group
| Version: | 2.1.2.3036 |
| MD5: | 022a9fd4845ace6ef000c5e26bf31592 |
| SHA1: | 0edc94c4ed93ac495e152c07a1b4730b6a826836 |
| SHA256: | c66b2f33d1e136e4c2aa3cc722bc6c1ca8b8ff894ad992de1980a69fadfcbc88 |
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: | 2.1.2.3036 |
| Product version: | 2.0 |
| Size: | 932.5 KB (954,880 bytes) |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows GUI |
| File packed: | Yes |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
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] client-186-9-149-164.imovil.entelpcs.cl (186.9.149.164:37601)
[TCP] 200.109.194-180.dyn.dsl.cantv.net (200.109.194.180:38018)
[UDP] listens on port 47924
[UDP] listens on port 14900
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.01693834% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00371106% | |
| User CPU: | 0.01322728% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 18,312 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,767,528/sec | |
| Context switches: | 483/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 11.92 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 11.98 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 5.28 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 11.92 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 129.46 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 137.14 MB | |
| Working set: | 5.53 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 17.03 MB | |
| Page faults: | 10,152/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 59 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 68 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 2/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 45.68 KB/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 2,918/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 12 | |
| Handles: | 323 | |
| GUI GDI count: | 210 | |
| GUI GDI peak: | 194 | |
| GUI USER count: | 154 | |
| GUI USER peak: | 162 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | Medium |
| Platform: | 64-bit |
| Command lines: |
- "C:\Program Files\ares\ares.exe" -h
- "C:\Program Files\ares\ares.exe"
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| Owner: | User |
| Parent processes: |
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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% |
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| Windows 8 |
6.90% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
6.90% |
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| 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% |
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| GIGABYTE |
8.33% |
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| Lenovo |
8.33% |
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| Acer |
8.33% |
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| Gateway |
8.33% |
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| American Megatrends |
4.17% |
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