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microsoft_activator.exe

Tolaracol

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application microsoft_activator.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.packageupdatehead.com.

File name:

Publisher:

Gesuk (signed by Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:

Tolaracol

Description:

Tolaracol Setup

MD5:

567e366cc531a90f84e154de6f2e9c66

SHA-1:

e1dab588af5ad457e17db46751b3a33a2fc7bba4

SHA-256:

e803cd10752b6f7133de7a1ad56d7bb746f40af5c7a691e99a2860fc29205a28

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:

1/13/2025 12:33:59 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)

16.7.14.18

File size:

941.2 KB (963,808 bytes)

Product version:

5.7

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\inetcache\ie\{random}\microsoft_activator.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/6/2016 5:14:15 AM

Valid to:

8/4/2016 7:59:05 AM

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:

6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:e77lXzrOd0KGPeI5MHCHtwysk7A9AIZpulmYmdP1c33SjeP3:e7ZDyqPTKCtZs0A9Al6dP1mSi/

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

http://www.packageupdatehead.com/c?x=/QnOsl7HYd8xwRkcaTKKDDePsZLH60rj4A c2hzqzIE=&c=pIGnOUwdYjINp0y3dVr2n/eDSyeZp0wwEpoOonHjQrMoihxnCL1VdxUei49LwdroZOc4M1ZsNb3mv5pU7yUtPS4dv8vEb8EJTmx23P9wsDNPDBBiecSmfHYKmiE4/q4r&downloadAs=Microsoft_Activator.exe&fallback_url=http://.../get.php?file=6a4fec71&m3

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