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Tolaracol

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application c.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.filesbyteflash.com.
Publisher:
Gesuk   (signed by Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Tolaracol

Description:
Tolaracol Setup

MD5:
f290538cc0b5cbe7c7cd277b84daab29

SHA-1:
7079651cdc85301931ea754e982789df2a01ccce

SHA-256:
c24cbefa4c2eddea5be8125a3f4ef89374d505575d0f7a1573b56966b242f570

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 1:15:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.7.17.9

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)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\c.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/6/2016 8:14:15 PM

Valid to:
8/4/2016 9:59:05 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 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:577lXzrOd0KGPeI5MHCHtwysk7A9AIZpulmYmdP1c33SjeP3:57ZDyqPTKCtZs0A9Al6dP1mSi/

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 c.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.filesbyteflash.com/c?x=KH7G2K6NapzrvEp7jLZHlNfaMcrN9xzDpxvmUmWbOMs=&c=EWuiyO3LL2Dphk2CHyf09i02nRHPmYwO2QaiBwkxdOWfrSSGKn1Xj2DEwnuQfA 69KdBAuq1TkXE8SqSjFH zt4aevDO/8d9Sif732Eom7Z08xSgjlKs0ck6pNzFyaDu&downloadAs=S5360_DXMJ1_OLBMJ1_D.exe&fallback_url=https://s01.solidfilesusercontent.com/OWMzM2M0MDI3NzZlMTAxOWU1OTM4YWM1ODBkZmNiMjQwMzQxYjE3ZDoxYk9pMzU6QmlxUnNrNklaVlVGNk9FRFhRMmJHZ1ZGMWhN/.../S5360_DXMJ1_OLBMJ1_DXMI1_wipe_by_charis23.wp.com.zip

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