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MobilePCStarterKit

Posted: February 18, 2015

Threat Metric

Ranking: 5,304
Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 15,615
First Seen: February 18, 2015
Last Seen: October 17, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows

MobilePCStarterKit is classified a Potentially Unwanted Program (PUP). Typically, PUPs such as MobilePCStarterKit pretend to be useful, enhance users' browsing and shopping experience to deliver essential information and discounts on products. In reality, applications like MobilePCStarterKit are developed and used as an advertising platform. Users might download the MobilePCStarterKit from its official website at mobilepcstarterkit.com or find it bundled with another free program. Ordinarily, unwanted applications such as MobilePCStarterKit are distributed using this bundling marketing technique in order for users to install it. Once MobilePCStarterKit has been installed, users might be misled that this application is useful, but it might bring you many annoyances. MobilePCStarterKit is similar to other PUPs with adware symptoms like 'Useful Program', 'Intelli Term', 'Mountain Bike' and many others. All of the above display irritating advertisements as pop-ups, coupons and offers, making your browsing experience unpleasant. In addition, PUPs such as MobilePCStarterKit are known to collect information about your browsing habits in order to generate relevant ads.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

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The following files were created in the system:



%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\mpck_it_7\mpck_it_7.exe File name: mpck_it_7.exe
Size: 3.98 MB (3982992 bytes)
MD5: ca598cdd7da2c03927e6f894d0218bdb
Detection count: 166
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\mpck_it_7
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%USERPROFILE%\Impostazioni locali\Dati applicazioni\mpck_it_7\upmpck_it_7.exe File name: upmpck_it_7.exe
Size: 3.3 MB (3307152 bytes)
MD5: 32bd5f07625fc11aeecf1c6f5968ea90
Detection count: 150
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %USERPROFILE%\Impostazioni locali\Dati applicazioni\mpck_it_7
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 26, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\mpck_us_5\mpck_us_5.exe File name: mpck_us_5.exe
Size: 3.97 MB (3979944 bytes)
MD5: 478f2720430b0c47d7f4112b99d22f4d
Detection count: 94
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\mpck_us_5
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\mpck\o_network.exe File name: o_network.exe
Size: 1.19 MB (1193472 bytes)
MD5: 31a6676815818ff21f4aad1b039cd983
Detection count: 84
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\mpck
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 25, 2017
%PROGRAMFILES%\mpck\o_network.exe File name: o_network.exe
Size: 976.89 KB (976896 bytes)
MD5: 54ef7ce9d8eceaaa8cd8f6423360b600
Detection count: 75
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\mpck
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 25, 2017
%PROGRAMFILES%\mpck\o_network.exe File name: o_network.exe
Size: 570.36 KB (570368 bytes)
MD5: 989660f59d21908123b037c57c2c0775
Detection count: 75
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\mpck
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 25, 2017
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\mpck_us_11\mpck_us_11.exe File name: mpck_us_11.exe
Size: 3.97 MB (3973776 bytes)
MD5: 53fb83c80758e07e182ab52b1bb57f8b
Detection count: 52
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\mpck_us_11
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\mpck\o_network.exe File name: o_network.exe
Size: 890.88 KB (890880 bytes)
MD5: 685af3e35ec873a104b29056a282eafa
Detection count: 49
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\mpck
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 25, 2017
%LOCALAPPDATA%\mpck_de_2\upmpck_de_2.exe File name: upmpck_de_2.exe
Size: 3.31 MB (3318440 bytes)
MD5: dda2e7ee6ca4a22d5ffd9b74197f8481
Detection count: 44
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\mpck_de_2
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 12, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\mpck\o_network.exe File name: o_network.exe
Size: 342.01 KB (342016 bytes)
MD5: 264019bb6800b281c0946955b5951093
Detection count: 44
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\mpck
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 25, 2017
%LOCALAPPDATA%\mpck_us_5\upmpck_us_5.exe File name: upmpck_us_5.exe
Size: 3.3 MB (3308200 bytes)
MD5: fddc19580aec2d9d92abb213a7659af5
Detection count: 42
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\mpck_us_5
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 26, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\mpck\o_network.exe File name: o_network.exe
Size: 356.86 KB (356864 bytes)
MD5: cc854b802301276d173dde82dc191197
Detection count: 42
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\mpck
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 25, 2017
%LOCALAPPDATA%\mpck_gb_2\upmpck_gb_2.exe File name: upmpck_gb_2.exe
Size: 3.31 MB (3319464 bytes)
MD5: d13e45d74604f1d059a355d7265315b2
Detection count: 40
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\mpck_gb_2
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 26, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\mpck_ca_3\mpck_ca_3.exe File name: mpck_ca_3.exe
Size: 3.97 MB (3978920 bytes)
MD5: 8150c782b64ddd102cc163c5c8ee089e
Detection count: 40
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\mpck_ca_3
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\mpck_ca_3\upmpck_ca_3.exe File name: upmpck_ca_3.exe
Size: 3.32 MB (3321000 bytes)
MD5: d3bf38819edb2fed72acf37f52b36f56
Detection count: 40
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\mpck_ca_3
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 26, 2016
%PROGRAMFILES%\mpck\o_network.exe File name: o_network.exe
Size: 560.64 KB (560640 bytes)
MD5: 01f8b372d5c1e9a07b8fd7e740f5b5fe
Detection count: 37
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %PROGRAMFILES%\mpck
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: February 25, 2017
%LOCALAPPDATA%\mpck_br_4\upmpck_br_4.exe File name: upmpck_br_4.exe
Size: 3.31 MB (3312808 bytes)
MD5: 0947a7dd96dbc6d96209d961573ab236
Detection count: 33
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\mpck_br_4
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 26, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\mpck_it_8\upmpck_it_8.exe File name: upmpck_it_8.exe
Size: 3.31 MB (3312272 bytes)
MD5: d7d8f058c59d03bb5710510ac2313a2b
Detection count: 33
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\mpck_it_8
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 26, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\mpck_br_6\upmpck_br_6.exe File name: upmpck_br_6.exe
Size: 3.3 MB (3309224 bytes)
MD5: 5b1014b5dce39c39536fc7b19303a95c
Detection count: 23
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\mpck_br_6
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 12, 2016

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without pathsetup_mpck_en[1].exeHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\MOBILEPCSTARTERKITHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}MobilePCStarterKit_is1

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%ALLUSERSPROFILE%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\MOBILEPCSTARTERKIT%LOCALAPPDATA%\mobilepcstarterkit%PROGRAMFILES%\MobilePCStarterKit%PROGRAMFILES%\mpck%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\MobilePCStarterKit%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\mpck
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