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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.appssignbundle.com.
Publisher:
Gesuk   (signed by Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Tolaracol

Description:
Tolaracol Setup

MD5:
af101810a7b00839c7b92d7ff20eb4b1

SHA-1:
c3ddef77296a5c10fdb820c4a182d5952ba7ca1b

SHA-256:
3a8da1074671493df04674dbe62393fcf7f5eb8f049a1b54ef8781e6f3c6ccad

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 5:55:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.7.20.18

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:Y77lXzrOd0KGPeI5MHCHtwysk7A9AIZpulmYmdP1c33SjeP3:Y7ZDyqPTKCtZs0A9Al6dP1mSi/

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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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.appssignbundle.com/c?x=M1EiCaPliapbw4ScowM/xn1gAFRuoy4Jw VemlqfvXc=&c=OmXX0AITnhtPMo 5hLAxdNiriFZ0E8Gbgyo5U8/Ny7bc 4OohYEEUp7rSnF0AFi15ccpL79r8ChZWyQDwI4F/pb5EMQ Uhw MUicaqiv0344MqsT2V1EN4yKWh2LMWLp&downloadAs=BAGAS31_-_Mozilla_Fi.exe&fallback_url=https://s04.solidfilesusercontent.com/YTViZWJhZmZmY2RhNWRiYWJhODZiYmM5MDIzYjQzZjdlZmM4YWU3OToxYlBqZ0k6T19Ta2xDNmgxclhnRjhGZWxHeW9ycWwzdWNN/.../BAGAS31_-_Mozilla_Firefox_44.0.1_Offline_Installer_64bit.rar

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