tara.exe

VASSANA KONGSOONGNERN

This is the setup program for CoolMirage, a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that display ads on the computer. The application tara.exe by VASSANA KONGSOONGNERN has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The setup installer will bundle multiple adware offers during download and setup (based on the user's geographical location) including toolbars, extensions and coupon utilities. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.downloadallhere.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
VASSANA KONGSOONGNERN  (signed and verified)

MD5:
84a8e7830023fc3e1c069c1ed6578332

SHA-1:
170cdc39edcf2247bb4b9d0d2db5eeabc6eb78b4

SHA-256:
eac734aea85fdb689f2fd7dc7bab55f7fc6dbabbcc2481af4a5407bdd7502625

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles a number of adware programs in the installer.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 10:15:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.195.108

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3260

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8319
9.0.1.0348

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.1ClickDownload.AJ
8.10875

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.187.14319

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.NSIS.Yontoo
14.0.0.2797

Malwarebytes
Adware.Agent
v2014.12.14.12

McAfee
Artemis!84A8E7830023
5600.6916

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Nsis.Yotoon.deckrr
0.28.6.63850

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VASSANAKONGSOONGNERN.E
14.12.16.10

Sophos
CoolMirage
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
CoolMirage Ltd
35712

File size:
467.4 KB (478,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/6/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/7/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=VASSANA KONGSOONGNERN, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Phuket, S=Phuket, C=TH

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7E630B1125BFC2AAB3F8750B7348F18B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GpCLO67iyK4EEVlgh2HLZ917IAFJM0dBFEHPl5E1/2D7zuz:G8LO6+/3E7cU9F9Fu0Svly1/2D7z8

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file tara.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://www.downloadallhere.com/file_ch.php?build=ttv_setup&filename=La_Caduta___Gli_Ultimi_Giorni_Di_Hitler__2004___DivX___Italian_Ac3__MIRCrew__TNT_Village_

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