adobe_photoshop_71_k.exe

Tolaracol

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application adobe_photoshop_71_k.exe, “Tolaracol Setup ” by Quality Install (Alpha Criteria) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.tourscyclesoftware.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Gesuk   (signed by Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Tolaracol

Description:
Tolaracol Setup

MD5:
e02a57b8c6eb01c8d8858148181ede9e

SHA-1:
2132e67fadf16a19a725e777c8d7c0e6802c2b10

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 1:34:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.6.29.0

File size:
941.2 KB (963,808 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

Copyright:
Stub

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\adobe_photoshop_71_k.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/6/2016 10:14:15 PM

Valid to:
8/4/2016 11:59:05 PM

Subject:
CN=Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121BA484E4C31175E4A844ED055428DEC42

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:N77lXzrOd0KGPeI5MHCHtwysk7A9AIZpulmYmdP1c33SjeP3:N7ZDyqPTKCtZs0A9Al6dP1mSi/

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9335

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file adobe_photoshop_71_k.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.tourscyclesoftware.com/c?x=cVwIyBSdPYs2tEnTzIYmCC/xzo08p97iXpIuYGvGL8Q=&c=Kdze17MuDWyvc37F1WoDmX8hXNjvoEfXcTKYsgftDzvHrCs3TOQ7RqZNbiuF7Ky7lvG/mkXJUAXSSMU6EFST/D7b1DR5kobd9991LqHJnLFkEGgogvJFIcMuBa29/vhp&downloadAs=Adobe_Photoshop_71_K.exe&fallback_url=http://.../get.php?file=aa6a89ba&m3

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