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Application:W32/InstallCore

Detections: Gen:variant.application.installcore, Gen:variant.application.installcore.1
Gen:variant.application.installcore.3, Gen:variant.application.installcore.4, Application.installcore.c
Category:Riskware
Type:Application
Platform:W32

Summary

InstallCore is an advertising module that displays targeted advertising material.

Disinfection

Removal

Allow F-Secure Anti-Virus to disinfect the relevant files.

For more general information on disinfection, please see Removal Instructions.


Whitelisting

If the user is aware of and accepts any potential security risks involved, they may elect to install and use this program at their own discretion.

To use this program without further security warnings, the user may elect to exclude (whitelist) the application's folder from subsequent scanning.


Scanning Exclusion Instructions

Product documentation for various versions of F-Secure products are available on the Documentation section of the website.

Additional Details

InstallCore is an advertising module that displays targeted advertising material. User information may be collected from the system in order to select the appropriate advertisements for display.


Distribution

Installcore may be distributed as an individual component bundled with other applications. This distribution method is most commonly seen on file-sharing or third-party application download sites.

Depending on the distribution mechanism, users may be presented with an End User License Agreement (EULA) that states the application's purpose and information gathering activities.

Users may or may not elect to install the component, at their own discretion.