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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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Gesuk   (signed by Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Tolaracol

Description:
Tolaracol Setup

MD5:
bb8ef6ac950ca73fae2c47e8dba3c289

SHA-1:
3544d4768fd61dd55079610ea639c0f4bfbcc802

SHA-256:
9d38e028da66654278c1c960a7bb1950e156b1a89f63f82f74f91e9cde1a3228

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:
11/27/2024 11:27:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.6.28.0

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 8:14:15 PM

Valid to:
8/4/2016 9:59:05 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 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:077lXzrOd0KGPeI5MHCHtwysk7A9AIZpulmYmdP1c33SjeP3:07ZDyqPTKCtZs0A9Al6dP1mSi/

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 URL.

http://www.signsbulkbyte.com/c?x=Yhkl4bejtR01LrrW6Te17NmgXiyWqgSGk/NEQ6 nu1Q=&c=G q5ipk7h6tOfxXVcPA6oltxBVeE9K4C3NT/ChZR/vS6z7zHDa9bKbnSUN8G0A8PJAht/3oveiTE7kPoznomEB5ZVSqWeE8TXL1GJgsqBJTPZc2ZS0V07jc3J8k 1n1Z&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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