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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 8 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.
Publisher:
Click run software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
469b06e1fecffbe1aa25b6ceb2014c65

SHA-1:
01a29f1f692ccefa06a72adf267f3f57b93c52bf

SHA-256:
5c5eee7aff785bdbda86332ba8021effce03229b7e614415b8af3eb9b9d6bd22

Scanner detections:
8 / 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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 5:21:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.83.176

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
16396

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.75
9.0.1.0244

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.AY (variant)
8.8426

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Clickrunsoftware.J
14.9.1.15

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.89

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.9
3.12.22.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Click run software
18540

File size:
1 MB (1,091,992 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:
4/18/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/19/2013 8:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3MNfamuAS+691l2dlz71DoGygg7RlYlNwO4Wo:8xamuAS+691l27diHYlWOr

Entry address:
0xCD400

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 8C, 73, 40, 00, E8, 52, F0, FF, FF, 04, 42, 79, 74, 65, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 00, 00, 00, 90, 84, 10, 40, 00, 01, 04, 57, 6F, 72, 64, 03, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, 00, 00, 90, 98, 10, 40, 00, 01, 08, 43, 61, 72, 64, 69, 6E, 61, 6C, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, 90, B0, 10, 40, 00, 0A, 06, 53, 74, 72, 69, 6E, 67, BC, 10, 40, 00, 0B, 0A, 57, 69, 64, 65, 53, 74, 72, 69, 6E, 67, CC, 10, 40, 00, 0C, 07, 56, 61, 72, 69, 61, 6E, 74, 8D, 40, 00, 24, 11, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
837.5 KB (857,600 bytes)

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

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

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