install-euchre-free.exe

Tucows Inc.

The application install-euchre-free.exe by Tucows has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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 cdn.tucowsdownload.com.
Publisher:
Tucows Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
942f9ed241ceb1ba535b97c3a063dd87

SHA-1:
4a21d57b632c7644de9d466d7e7c0aa01664ff56

SHA-256:
05ca96216c67ec3e41a26d537dfcc175080f28f982a69491f42be5365925657f

Scanner detections:
7 / 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.

Analysis date:
5/17/2025 9:54:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.196.160

AVG
Tucows
2015.0.3256

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PD potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.TuCows.A
v2014.12.19.12

Norman
InstallCore.WQEC
11.20141219

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tucows
15.1.21.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
751 KB (768,984 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\install-euchre-free.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/20/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/20/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Tucows Inc., O=Tucows Inc., STREET=96 Mowat Ave., L=Toronto, S=Ontario, PostalCode=M6K 3M1, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4A452F2DD2EEA6072814A28EF2F01AEE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gXFatvBfMV2mvwpn/tS+fkBuDRp3CeHRwu/oN01uxztTPflrSjC4T28y:gXFKv2V8p/6Bk3CYzoNrxRT3wfy

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8174

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file install-euchre-free.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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