ta30104.exe

TextAloud3

NEXTUP TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

The application ta30104.exe, “TextAloud ” by NEXTUP TECHNOLOGIES has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 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 dw.uptodown.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
NextUp.com   (signed by NEXTUP TECHNOLOGIES, LLC)

Product:
TextAloud3

Description:
TextAloud

Version:
3.0.104.0

MD5:
fd7be87163e433e27f3c8a7a9f27bbb4

SHA-1:
f6061bb20b7be2b6e061ff68f1426230dff46645

SHA-256:
c3e5dc1848bbf25c66b4154429ee8687c93ea5fef7f2c4e9776ba3139563a941

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
5/28/2024 8:41:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
17.1.16.21

File size:
22.2 MB (23,234,712 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.104.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ta30104.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
10/10/2016 6:17:38 PM

Valid to:
12/9/2017 9:33:39 PM

Subject:
CN="NEXTUP TECHNOLOGIES, LLC", O="NEXTUP TECHNOLOGIES, LLC", L=Clemmons, S=North Carolina, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
5458A962B0A89F39

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

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file ta30104.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/0YWjQSJb05yra1xq1Otlc2qLb7Gr1bAVf0HxBJkBBSj8XMzE_dIXrHM7r4EZvepxjvB4o5tqOB49SNJPseqelyoeMM3d6c_uFaVbyL9NGx-HXt3f7HPJpe2RqPKaBFs1/tYdVzP-hhSUH4jMBi9yUGVusGbMgj4Fg99L8P5t6NjtLCSvk69ZJJh-pGy8DL0d601pyHSXrCKYVTvNewXGOouWsnkyzDIKFtWTfHS6bQMyOYf8qjkXHkWWzqerPIHqC/RS87xRVr3mt7Z_xeqV7utqPd_G8-I75X-twe1HESk54lucd36biPE_sFHpII1ElAoSN6tUuWpWwFTHfFRbqRyMNiZdbMvGdsS_gAEhm2bSVU7RZEZTg4etNXmF3cQTIJ/.../

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/u2DladT2rQmnzCAsliYbs92TdGS5E_YX41pc37zSCe16lUZeHByeKKftgzmkevXpmviom4KBP5NcrCOdUzUGYnrwm87mZvLOVbGRbnGdk5ngDm5rOxUMIf_GHCn6ldQm/GZ9tvgzKbVC9mZQYEP3xB7doer-jaiTT1Cc8DCA-_uUG6As_8t2Am2IaGKTDFQIR6r9722b6uTNKR7AqhMB48ZdiF_Mp303vCCpmx4QczUttPlpRJIPI2StDf4mEi-SD/riV_fFL2-I-_jhtAKPiZfeu9KWNVpzCG2tlDeRk0gfWaF0KRhfeRX0AyYK1oZxIGnf78zM4p6MBwo4bX0KCuVaOjujTs9ZrKr1e0b3nyUGgwmixTNhugI2oLIod6Li0b/.../

http://nextup.com/.../textaloudb.exe

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/x4QK8ZyjjZmSe8Fk2nMVI4C6xCrwIHICxz1PxPCrFnsyG_ytIG9c-ts1E1sXhnrlLptOxMfsc50gOumJrNqFJMSDINgHDaQ9jsXOtGiLl7MaekN0nv6ZvtjeLR_r49IJ/E_4hsfb08alcIpyqZdAD5UhPVNiFUs8Ad9QFtk2b3_TmI_ArqG0rAkDcHVeKcgEZXcjV2enbjh_TZ-PwsJiMr_Y2sFRlYfj5mPg8HrzW1wva1V-Z-DFbaeMpq1fD8pTT/hFjlI1scxZmKYAF9pp11a7GDAihCmlO2wkIJMSHcAMDleMIPYwT1KikxkPHLYfOqzpJlulo4ef6MdqtJf9yt6xKPl6N9Zw5ED9ZKuWUCMrtv7P-c1O7sN8EkSjp-IjKc/.../

http://nextup.com/.../textalouda.exe

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