realplayercloudsetup.exe

SuperCool Applications

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application realplayercloudsetup.exe by SuperCool Applications has been detected as adware by 10 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:
SuperCool Applications  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b20cc9ddc643af1106f61c50a8ffaa62

SHA-1:
4a8739bce69c05d663e7d97de3067d67663d7565

SHA-256:
f765b5bdfed6a8925f9dc37fcbdf1f18439aaad6691b14fa7d988704c4f2ae50

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/20/2024 3:18:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Injected
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.151.64

AVG
Adware InstallCore.LA
2014.0.3950

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.25861
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.IK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SuperCoolApplications.U
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14521

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.8971
2.0.0.1799

File size:
1.1 MB (1,107,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/15/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/16/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SuperCool Applications, O=SuperCool Applications, STREET=63 Ronthscheld Blvd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
7239B70290995A99967AE1DE581942C0

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:gZvS803z4RGZhpmMAFvfpkKmtcHe2tlxjsPMcExxnS9GG31LivwqhaYT:gt43zR0Fvhkqe6oPMcrGq1LivL8YT

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file realplayercloudsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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