ADW_DEALPLY.GB
Win32/InstallCore.CY application (ESET)
Windows
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Threat Type: Adware
Destructiveness: No
Encrypted:
In the wild: Yes
OVERVIEW
This adware may be manually installed by a user.
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Arrival Details
This adware may be manually installed by a user.
Installation
This adware drops the following files:
- %Desktop%\Continue Codec Pack Installation.lnk
- %User Temp%\is{random number}\{random number}_stp.CIS
- %User Temp%\is{random number}\{random number}_stp.CIS.part
(Note: %Desktop% is the desktop folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Desktop in Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\Desktop in Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.. %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
It drops the following copies of itself into the affected system:
- %User Temp%\ICReinstall_ICReinstall_UltimateCodec.exe
(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
It creates the following folders:
- %User Temp%\is{random number}
(Note: %User Temp% is the user's temporary folder, where it usually is C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Local Settings\Temp on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, and Windows XP (32- and 64-bit); C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Local\Temp on Windows Vista (32- and 64-bit), Windows 7 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32- and 64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32- and 64-bit), Windows Server 2008, and Windows Server 2012.)
Other System Modifications
This adware adds the following registry keys:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\InstallCore
Other Details
This adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:
- rp.{BLOCKED}codecpackapp.com/?pcrc={value}
- www.{BLOCKED}tcodecpackapp.com/gb/welcome/?sr=gb&lp=sag&c=1
- os2.{BLOCKED}codecpackapp.com/CM/?v={version}&c={value}
- os-test.{BLOCKED}codecpackapp.com/CM/?v={version}&c={value}
- cdnus.{BLOCKED}codecpackapp.com/ofr/DealPly/Dealply.cis
- cdnus.{BLOCKED}codecpackapp.com/app/Cmp/codecpack.cis
However, as of this writing, the said sites are inaccessible.