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wecpsetup.exe

Click run software

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application wecpsetup.exe by Click run software has been detected as adware by 9 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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.mediacodec.org and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Click run software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2790df2dd8b8e95dd92dbbca460a671a

SHA-1:
e564860486b38ba0f80f9e4220eb9989901a98d4

SHA-256:
2e64d67f73e83e0f1a5344c3412acc5e752adfe5919994f61596c99214967571

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/24/2024 6:22:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2014.01.04

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen6
7.11.123.120

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.ClickRun.A
17548

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.45
9.0.1.0100

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore (variant)
8.9248

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Fam.NB
4/10/2014

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Clickrunsoftware.J
14.8.7.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14408

VIPRE Antivirus
Click run software
25060

File size:
1010.5 KB (1,034,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Click run software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/19/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/20/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Click run software, O=Click run software, STREET=63 Rotshylid Shderot, L=Tel-Aviv, S=NA, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00A243E49C0DAF69F7C5ACF083EB184161

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:C0CllB7uMZHu7NWJQ8nukhAxS4eGFzOoErqqKT0evY:CBzllO4HnukhA44ekOoPn0eg

Entry address:
0xC1B70

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 7C, 5C, 40, 00, E8, 66, DF, FF, FF, 8C, 11, 40, 00, 08, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 04, 12, 40, 00, 98, 11, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 04, 12, 40, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, C8, 10, 40, 00, 54, 37, 40, 00, E0, 5F, 40, 00, EC, 5F, 40, 00, 68, 37, 40, 00, 5C, 37, 40, 00, FC, 5F, 40, 00, C0, 34, 40, 00, FC, 34, 40, 00, 11, 54, 49, 6E, 74, 65, 72, 66, 61, 63, 65, 64, 4F, 62, 6A, 65, 63, 74, 8B, C0, 1C, 12, 40, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
788 KB (806,912 bytes)

The file wecpsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.mediacodec.org/WECPSetup.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/61/18/.../WECPSetup.exe

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