home

hotclipalert.exe

Mediaclick

The application hotclipalert.exe by Mediaclick has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Mediaclick  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ae756ded84fd94506e7d5e0356526cef

SHA-1:
f28a8c8eff0c4bf5c7f7ea279a2f44f85f690c85

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
7/8/2025 12:04:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.26.6

File size:
57.8 KB (59,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\hotclipalert\hotclipalert.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mediaclick

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
2/2/2009 4:51:19 PM

Valid to:
1/30/2010 2:39:21 PM

Subject:
CN=Mediaclick, OU=Software Development Department, O=Mediaclick, L=Gangnam-gu, S=Seoul, C=KR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
1EA80C81CC69B9B71655BACA73403B94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/13/2009 8:11:05 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x27770

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 41, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, FE, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.8353

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
52 KB (53,248 bytes)

Remove hotclipalert.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.