setup_donkeycodec.exe

Mediaclick

The application setup_donkeycodec.exe by Mediaclick has been detected as adware 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Mediaclick  (signed and verified)

MD5:
be24eb4c77bd6d37b169806bf784b485

SHA-1:
8883f85f2d2b0abfd9df061a6ec335b1db37fb98

SHA-256:
af2600cf156c8ed6f335a0b17d0e17fe5ab166a9a9fc26a40592b894fb1cf0ab

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 11:57:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mediacli.Installer (M)
16.7.13.8

File size:
4.4 MB (4,643,328 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
1/31/2008 2:39:21 PM

Valid to:
1/30/2009 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:
10DCB8E8E4CCBA8287CA3E7D2CAB6B80

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/9/2008 6:25:06 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:6tEJfyJ0tgUHdhOrigZTtOEAmjyF4SPtFqaiiQFGmHMO3D+qfYHvFSysjGe:6qJfftdyO4prARVPtoaiRxHMI/fYH9vi

Entry address:
0x3225

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 28, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F9, 2A, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 50, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B0, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, B0, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 9E, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9981

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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