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visualboyadvance_setup.exe

Tacag

AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application visualboyadvance_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. 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:
a91f64e9d8261066749d0a4a4ec518f6

SHA-1:
a26cb0e6397f39e83bc97b1dc000f55837f1794b

SHA-256:
8b4224e4446e72143babf121c332649d7a9f66121659623a1cde7727ad833cdd

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:
11/5/2024 4:26:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.8.9.13

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 12:20:27 PM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 11:46:46 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 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:s6tulbZ0RiW8RiWcRzeUZVKUXwmAXPPxMrPfkuYHfLVk:sUSxkxKAwm+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 visualboyadvance_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.filesfunpresent.com/c?x=kqAERUCx6ucZGs6 prnB97iVtT8vo1JLn htzx7qUEw=&c=ua5qBc4etoYiskqmKz0Td/.../TF1fmlSy7Taoq1cqzR9J7qTq4wDupcw23j9zuJMIi&downloadAs=VisualBoyAdvance_Setup.exe

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