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formatfactory.exe

Tokecak

Webcellence Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application formatfactory.exe, “Tokecak Setup ” by Webcellence 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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.metabundlequick.com.
Publisher:
Webcellence Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Tokecak

Description:
Tokecak Setup

Version:
2.5.3.5

MD5:
7f349bfcfec676ea445387634d0d4944

SHA-1:
f8a6fc93d520533629822749a9fe9c82d16d60f2

SHA-256:
0db26c5256b4a91f7582437f8cd21395439ced474ffa95a077e62db80af5eff7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/17/2024 9:38:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.16.2

File size:
1.2 MB (1,288,576 bytes)

Product version:
1.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\formatfactory.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Webcellence Ltd.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/4/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=IT, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=ORA, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2A9FE0366B280B65E2788E33BDF8123E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9752

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file formatfactory.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.metabundlequick.com/WoyzDjwqIOgyqoy6_381_ 4wgNBwm8Uo_NHaMx7DmeUPx2J28eL1xEyVH6snzF6KuMXPMR31lCgWflgilGdIqmbJnhaR_Cuf3KzvNu3bR4sXsSptZz6kF2a3ikMVEul996NA7_VR4XOcZ1hXscyqmJFI_KnPLkVtoPo198fXLcAavPHAp5v2LiDXQcokbwwNTMqOc7qc4w_ZmzWIKN9nQ4lLjl9AlsroVvJ_u2Si1cDNDO24stEztb8JnfYQG_Wwtq_EuVl7v4aWqN7o4IRmV7aNkz7Gtd__Af0eXRk 3 IO9gs1jIp9 98L39u71IluNhRIyfwNJgUr2McC1WVhK1cTNQ 1cX6t79fEm26SMkFDjNxjqtkr_ V4IF4nnoRbyi8IOHqkaoXxSuH9nHcPr9ZY1h5YIowF1m5fs2mpIGsNNLpL NGSo1mxXn9lNNHVCMHAby8sDtUiK63PAGuD8Yx1js_E4EtH27Kb4U9OBg2M rlefvbVtSfm4Nz5dLUPUX0Isxz75WswBTo2hOi1D6NocR6t3Q==-G3gAAETn1poRQ_pMkTHHlIBuCEHIxYHD32ZpMvCA01iD2uHww1p0Im0vaRvjfGnJq3rzaStVXl_k06Gjfx Vzu9WTIWFNOEnSDmYxYMaOytv2gUI

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