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Tacag

AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application kodi_setup.exe, “Tacag Setup ” by AgileMax (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.filesfunpresent.com.
Publisher:
AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Tacag

Description:
Tacag Setup

MD5:
1c61b95780b578cfb85e304513ef6230

SHA-1:
e75daef471f651cc1861867b89511991e641c871

SHA-256:
e759bacfb20e86bab1eb2d0b927eab3eb3ff86d913ecdbb71d62289653e8fb93

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 5:21:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.8.8.12

File size:
922.1 KB (944,216 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.6

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}\kodi_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 6:20:27 AM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 5:46:46 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FDBE79F75900E75EC6DA424D0A814FB0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Q6tulbZ0RiW8RiWcRzeUZVKUXwmAXPPxMrPfkuYHfLVk:QUSxkxKAwm+SPfkuYHTVk

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:
7.9395

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

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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

http://www.filesfunpresent.com/c?x=Xv/V 3w19LiLRmR9QBbfppv06ZwTg9p8GsCwoAVnqO4=&c=CvX0gtNj8vQ/WkoIMRZrW75paJKEcyL1BFBkyzBTgxGlF7RY1dUe8dB5YZOPwX7DTHGtSHv0tzU5XLdVGB2 kAcr45TyaruLfX/.../pbG8FWW&downloadAs=Kodi_Setup.exe

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