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Tolaracol

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application vlc-media-player.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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Gesuk   (signed by Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Tolaracol

Description:
Tolaracol Setup

MD5:
b6d666dc686f3eeaa4948c95d28c41a6

SHA-1:
35209f1f7dc66ebaeab894e588bacd65fb143c0d

SHA-256:
2746c797a459e66a772e1a00e41eca6cd1b435a7d99fa85b5fb658ecfc2728fc

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:
1/12/2025 2:30:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.6.28.10

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/6/2016 3:14:15 PM

Valid to:
8/4/2016 4:59:05 PM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:S77lXzrOd0KGPeI5MHCHtwysk7A9AIZpulmYmdP1c33SjeP3:S7ZDyqPTKCtZs0A9Al6dP1mSi/

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 vlc-media-player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://www.packageupdatehead.com/c?x=ZTRrzcfxs7IropnIJse8FyxVYOtXnz mNsJb9tFHNrE=&c=NMKFFZRlhwBbClbvB9M8Y8vUxqmK02/vx/jjohiDJ5E3O9Wo5QQLniAY6Og5/aPSZ55EKZI9mbUqieSneGL3CD8vtOJvd8OnI0uw1qUf5dukpiR2TMIMeHY46F4za3Po&downloadAs=VLC-Media-Player.exe&fallback_url=https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/.../vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

http://www.appsendtours.com/c?x=UFUvCCJmhPpJqJsR06oINSdJOLkXPXZ4wRp/csLagok=&c=YR4eEUSehzGOoUoFvuA19SlBbme7GM2U0S4Z82NBC2QcOHKPyDGGRlDQ0b92n2sZUowYrEtjj0Q8xbnmeUVJj2e5oRmuv33TooR3Ac8Dxdi9z39aw0Q0SRy9nu0/UYUE&downloadAs=VLC-Media-Player.exe&fallback_url=https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/.../vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

http://download.ilsimo.com/VLC-Media-Player.exe

http://www.appdeliverycycle.com/c?x=bbiwDfmL4ZvfIr60uNk0eqHXHqSS2/oeYKf e csMeE=&c=SKW iez/mLy5z454QuS3ocTTC45SVoA 1vzBrI6A27NUVrehBS TRMypnlh4YSZPz rLdsuDoEg9T2qhUHrIstFY40NcY64 VT8wwrFmBWRuVQJGgvpiwQi65kjDLCSC&downloadAs=VLC-Media-Player.exe&fallback_url=https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/.../vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

http://www.appdeliverycycle.com/c?x=y1n8LDC8bwZd7REpwvomOoi2Ku7oTLMw64mec8FipLk=&c=WvhxiOiHZ6vaNQY1pXJurW2HnXSZtaonkGVmkgCHM dZS7LHpEE7KUuzGCut2o651oGaQbiYxMHOMDhWrRurmAS HkDqZelzqeDvlu2yzvHwF2LG r1UeGKQqsxDr 5j&downloadAs=VLC-Media-Player.exe&fallback_url=https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/.../vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

http://www.appdeliverycycle.com/c?x=x2szd51I08WcqqmHONclIV6yfJ 4TdTwfP aR83wZLk=&c=nitHBZQs tX 5oCuR3nTKIkh3AMfbsJ15rs8FfveNrdUxGDAM8QGQdR9duISo6HpYEn QN/vg65uLxR7WCk1OtrI384nWXs9BwRAA42VA0Z1bW6b7nITacdf5A/UEXrk&downloadAs=VLC-Media-Player.exe&fallback_url=https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/.../vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

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