Should I remove Ares?
What percent of users and experts removed it?
1% remove it99% keep it
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How common is it?
Global Rank #4,896
United States Rank #11,748
Reach 0.1054%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 18.81 days
554.97 days >
Average installed length: 291.59 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.2.4-Build#3048 |
100.00% |
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Ares 2.2.4
What is Ares? (from Ares Development Group)
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... Read more
Overview
Ares 2.2.4 is a program developed by Ares Development Group. Upon installation and setup, it defines an auto-start registry entry which makes this program run on each Windows boot for all user logins. It adds a background controller service that is set to automatically run. Delaying the start of this service is possible through the service manager. A scheduled task is added to Windows Task Scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times (the schedule varies depending on the version). The software is designed to connect to the Internet and adds a Windows Firewall exception in order to do so without being interfered with. The software installer includes 21 files and is usually about 6.4 MB (6,713,871 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 7 (SP1) as well as Windows 10. While about 25% of users of Ares come from Brazil, it is also popular in the United States and Spain.
Program details
URL: aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ares
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Ares\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 6.4 MB
Files installed by Ares 2.2.4
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chatclient.exe - Ares ChatClient for windows
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Ares.exe - Ares p2p for windows
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chatServer.exe - Ares Chat Server
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unins000.exe - Inno Setup (Setup/Uninstall)
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emoticonSelector.exe
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
3 Scheduled Tasks
- Ares.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{BA322A0F-E067-409D-95C2-CC3B2A015DFE}' (runs on registration).
- chatServer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{37D3EC0A-6273-4D20-8CE2-CC6294CAA141}' (runs on registration).
- Uninstall.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{AB1EB00E-616A-4FF6-9617-B8266EA3B728}' (runs on registration).
Service
- chatServer.exe runs as a service named 'Ares Chatroom server' (AresChatServer) "Hosts your chatroom on the Ares network.".
2 Startup Files (User Run)
- Ares.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'ares' and executes as "C:\Program Files\Ares\Ares.exe" -h.
- chatServer.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'AresChatServer' and executes as C:\Program Files\Ares\chatServer.exe.
Startup File (All Users Run)
- Ares.exe is loaded in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name 'ares' which loads as "C:\Program Files\Ares\Ares.exe" -h.
3 Windows Firewall Allowed Programs
- Ares.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Ares\Ares.exe'.
- chatServer.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Ares\chatServer.exe'.
- Uninstall.exe is added as a firewall exception for 'C:\Program Files\Ares\Uninstall.exe'.
Network connections
- Ares.exe connects to IP94-142-53-137.zaindata.jo (94.142.53.137 port 24992).
- Ares.exe connects to 96.red.144.61.37.procono.es (37.61.144.96 port 34715).
- Ares.exe connects to 186.89.212.218 (port 42773).
- Ares.exe connects to bb25f0f8.virtua.com.br (187.37.240.248 port 53011).
- Ares.exe connects to 181.73.51.243 (port 18118).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Ares.exe |
| Memory: | 8.94 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0030288058% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00118441% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00184440% | |
| CPU cycles/sec: | 16,387,117 | |
| I/O reads/min: | 373 Bytes | |
| I/O writes/min: | 245 Bytes | |
How do I remove Ares?
You can uninstall Ares from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
- On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
- Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
- When you find the program Ares 2.2.4, click it, and then do one of the following:
- Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
- Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
- Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Ares.
OS VERSIONS
Win 7 (SP1) 57%
Win Vista 0%
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HOW IT STARTS
Automatically starts? Yes
(Found in the run registry)
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USER ACTIONS
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Uninstall it 1%
Keep it 99%
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Windows
Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
| Windows 7 |
66.67% |
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| Windows 10 |
22.94% |
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| Windows XP |
6.97% |
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| Windows Vista |
3.42% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
24.30% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
20.54% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
11.14% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
6.89% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
5.50% |
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| Windows 7 Starter |
4.53% |
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Geography
25.37% of installs come from Brazil
Which countries install it?
| Brazil |
25.37% |
| United States |
13.29% |
| Spain |
11.93% |
| Mexico |
9.73% |
| Argentina |
8.80% |
| Colombia |
3.91% |
| Venezuela |
2.79% |
| MA |
2.25% |
| Italy |
2.05% |
| Canada |
1.76% |
| Chile |
1.56% |
| Peru |
1.52% |
| United Kingdom |
1.42% |
| France |
1.37% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Hewlett-Packard |
28.91% |
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| Acer |
23.64% |
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| Dell |
14.74% |
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| Samsung |
8.57% |
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| ASUS |
8.32% |
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| GIGABYTE |
5.68% |
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| Lenovo |
5.11% |
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| Toshiba |
3.38% |
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| Intel |
0.99% |
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| American Megatrends |
0.66% |
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Common models |
| Positivo Positivo MO... |
5.36% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
4.25% |
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| HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... |
4.07% |
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| Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... |
3.51% |
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| HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... |
2.96% |
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| Samsung 300E4A/300E5A/300... |
2.77% |
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