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vq8.exe

Tolaracol

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application vq8.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.downloadsafecenter.com.
Publisher:
Gesuk   (signed by Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Tolaracol

Description:
Tolaracol Setup

MD5:
891718120780745b8aa36efe26a4b8a5

SHA-1:
fa7929a5eb9dd6e0e8899153e1f8db409ae4c970

SHA-256:
9aed4ee77d88b9ea16fe454024e4e06b1ae992ac2134b1dd5c0845481ae2c5f9

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 6:01:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)
16.7.22.18

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}\downloads\vq8.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/6/2016 7:44:15 PM

Valid to:
8/4/2016 9:29:05 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 4:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Y77lXzrOd0KGPeI5MHCHtwysk7A9AIZpulmYmdP1c33SjeP3:Y7ZDyqPTKCtZs0A9Al6dP1mSi/

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 vq8.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.downloadsafecenter.com/c?x=oiyjPQCSieaMXqoAk rltyVYVIeCLOmw1jwptjCaWs8=&c=8ARRyLsMk jJw 4Rfu/tNSgqz5 QnH56N5cxAPjXwMKCysflMT6qx8gRS4hrLev/ACqHY30MUz7gaM6YvGL7gysd9fpg8iz/G5Tof94zrhANu9WuTEJq6F41F7h1Kxor&downloadAs=vq8.exe&fallback_url=https://s04.solidfilesusercontent.com/ZTVhYTBmYzZiNmUwODZlMmQwMTkyZGExZTQ4MmM4OTcxZTg4NzllODoxYlBTdWY6ZFMtOHk1bmlDMl9pbk9SQ0l3Ym1CQzFHRXVJ/.../vq8.mp4

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