realplayercloudsetup-19152773-none.exe

KawagaSoft

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application realplayercloudsetup-19152773-none.exe by KawagaSoft has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as RealPlayer but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
KawagaSoft  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a5b5a449561bdb1de81751d2f275f8ba

SHA-1:
a5172c0e2ea3b9d63dada1000f96cab64a4c5227

SHA-256:
e16c80e94f0f18ebb877f876444c61ae034ee8d46a123cdce892312bd9932acc

Scanner detections:
17 / 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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 12:21:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.173.118

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3346

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25266
9.0.1.0262

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.OJ (variant)
8.9872

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
11/29/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-6c5f2e7b
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12257

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.19.08

McAfee
CryptInno!2FE9E5AE79D4
5600.7002

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmhl
0.28.2.62151

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.KawagaSoft.c
14.9.19.16

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0518
7.2.333

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
29776

File size:
598.1 KB (612,496 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\realplayercloudsetup-19152773-none.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/2/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=KawagaSoft, O=KawagaSoft, STREET=28A Lilinblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00D018EC12F4E67C808322B5B566F010A7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TfvpBJH+O1v2ICEp2OSMCRW4M7ef97DRC7IVT:TfvfJHDvbVS3ieBR

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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:
7.8484

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file realplayercloudsetup-19152773-none.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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