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windowsloader222.exe

Tolaracol

Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application windowsloader222.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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.packageupdatehead.com.
Publisher:
Gesuk   (signed by Quality Install (Alpha Criteria Ltd.))

Product:
Tolaracol

Description:
Tolaracol Setup

MD5:
2ca835d51561a6a42415f21b2329ed44

SHA-1:
26d0a894b2bdef7e6f8bfd83f4ec43e664ec639e

SHA-256:
c3cfd405c1b25acdb8ff54fbdfc9167da5e713692ca6ef9c2ce96af6e73cffe1

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:
1/13/2025 12:39:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.7.14.22

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\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\windowsloader222.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/6/2016 4:44:15 PM

Valid to:
8/4/2016 6:29:05 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 1:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:n77lXzrOd0KGPeI5MHCHtwysk7A9AIZpulmYmdP1c33SjeP3:n7ZDyqPTKCtZs0A9Al6dP1mSi/

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 windowsloader222.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.packageupdatehead.com/c?x=pw4I7rFPoHLOdFPcnaH3oCdxsDn TGenmUJ9THlglLQ=&c=1J5D OyyBfE6cedL3/Ljn6ZG fvVaQZFl4HwA1bYL2dLHLf7OECn1MBBt5LG0oBGTRwincc4fNp7r7qZaikNDYxGYujlEWsF16mQ2QvdgYfTsErohyXYJGO3TKtABBPm&downloadAs=WindowsLoader222.exe&fallback_url=https://s01.solidfilesusercontent.com/NmJhMmRiMzU0NzQwMjgyOTNkOWM4MDE0M2VmMzY0NTQ5YWFjMzgyZjoxYk5wRjM6aTFwQUFtQkFpeVU1ZmFuQmtoS2VDcDdLMVRj/.../Windows.Loader.2.2.2.exe

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