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 #6,948
United States Rank #17,938
Reach 0.0618%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 20.60 days
607.69 days >
Average installed length: 319.29 days
Versions
| Version | Distribution |
| 2.2.5-Build#3049 |
100.00% |
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Ares 2.2.5
from Seekar Ltd
What is Ares? (from Seekar Ltd)
Ares is a free open source bittorent and chat 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 ... Read more
Overview
Ares 2.2.5 is a program developed by Seekar Ltd. 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 19 files and is usually about 6.91 MB (7,245,663 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 30% of users of Ares come from Brazil, it is also popular in Mexico and the United States.
Program details
URL: aresgalaxy.sourceforge.net
Installation folder: C:\Program Files\ares
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Ares\uninstall.exe"
Estimated size: 6.91 MB
Files installed by Ares 2.2.5
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Ares.exe - Ares p2p for windows
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chatclient.exe (by Ares Development Group) - Ares Chat Client
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chatServer.exe (by Ares Development Group) - Ares Chat Server
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emoticonSelector.exe
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unins000.exe - Setup/Uninstall
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Uninstall.exe
Behaviors exhibited
2 Scheduled Tasks
- Ares.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{99E43087-15BC-4EB1-B178-F0919E185E73}' (runs on registration).
- chatServer.exe is scheduled as a task with the class '{37D3EC0A-6273-4D20-8CE2-CC6294CAA141}' (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 Files2\Ares\Ares.exe" -h.
2 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'.
Network connections
- Ares.exe connects to 201-255-121-40.mrse.com.ar (201.255.121.40 port 51504).
- Ares.exe connects to IP94-142-53-137.zaindata.jo (94.142.53.137 port 24992).
- Ares.exe connects to 201-212-95-86.cab.prima.net.ar (201.212.95.86 port 16582).
- Ares.exe connects to CHARLES-0J3BNYI (204.15.229.18 port 22897).
- Ares.exe connects to tj-201-140-179-232.gtel.net.mx (201.140.179.232 port 13982).
Resource utilization averages
Show technical details
| Ares.exe |
| Memory: | 17.03 MB | |
| Total CPU: | 0.0045661885% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00217577% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00239042% | |
| Switches/sec: | 694 | |
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 2.2.5, 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) 55%
Win 10 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 |
64.97% |
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| Windows 10 |
23.79% |
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| Windows XP |
8.37% |
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| Windows Vista |
2.87% |
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Which OS releases does it run on? |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
27.35% |
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| Windows 7 Home Premium |
17.46% |
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| Windows 7 Professional |
10.30% |
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| Microsoft Windows XP |
8.32% |
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| Windows 7 Home Basic |
5.02% |
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| Windows 8.1 Single Langua... |
4.78% |
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Geography
30.12% of installs come from Brazil
Which countries install it?
| Brazil |
30.12% |
| Mexico |
11.35% |
| United States |
10.92% |
| Spain |
10.07% |
| Argentina |
7.68% |
| Colombia |
2.99% |
| Italy |
2.82% |
| MA |
2.47% |
| Venezuela |
2.47% |
| Turkey |
2.47% |
| Chile |
1.88% |
| Poland |
1.62% |
| Canada |
1.54% |
| France |
1.37% |
PC manufacturers
What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
| Acer |
24.68% |
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| Hewlett-Packard |
24.53% |
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| Dell |
13.34% |
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| ASUS |
9.90% |
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| Samsung |
9.76% |
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| Lenovo |
4.73% |
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| Toshiba |
4.45% |
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| GIGABYTE |
4.30% |
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| American Megatrends |
2.01% |
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| Intel |
1.43% |
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| Sahara |
0.86% |
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Common models |
| Positivo Positivo Mobile |
5.59% |
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| HP Pavilion g4 Notebook P... |
3.53% |
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| Samsung 300E4C/300E5C/300... |
2.65% |
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| Semp Toshiba Informatica ... |
2.65% |
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| HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... |
2.35% |
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| Acer Aspire E1-531 |
2.06% |
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