setup.exe

Tolaracol

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application setup.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.citycenterstock.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Gesuk   (signed by Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Tolaracol

Description:
Tolaracol Setup

MD5:
bd701acab6e77fa2c9b6ee7e5cd5bead

SHA-1:
ea417958b25aec27437d0d5c7fce5a1ee8eb0e62

SHA-256:
2b65cafb9455d3a2d8ede47cfd12bcb50ecf33f03fe503f9f84e8b3f7dfbf406

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:
1/12/2025 2:29:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.6.27.23

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

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

Valid to:
8/4/2016 10:59:05 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:677lXzrOd0KGPeI5MHCHtwysk7A9AIZpulmYmdP1c33SjeP3:67ZDyqPTKCtZs0A9Al6dP1mSi/

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 setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://www.citycenterstock.com/c?x=QSKfn83pcPXX7p/AUFCmDmsIGOD2FiNDbEzL7CD4yI0=&c=a89/5IEfywiu6VbI25ozs/4PIwfB8/qrKlFLtj7c5eHrO6bXIq48Ayevx27hl65A1avRGyATmgAQRp/Y0NxnnvuxACoHuwukWm7QBjDuaNUI3/6U z9r0wfaC4OsNPqZ&downloadAs=SetUp.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

http://www.signschucklepresent.com/c?x=HnFhL80 1iKWc3tY9hsit7FEy9FhvMIpATcOlN YV0=&c=l2QxzpI/2JxMglom6bGTOWITEwG15O/va50oCEGFgT05I42DXW7XtHoq Uv6EvMagj1zQum03RZLEPnoVpVwl1mOnJ6KBWUMmINkI7nZYFTBInMTjL5EvcjipDEqFdE &downloadAs=SetUp.exe&fallback_url=http://.../setup1.19.exe

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