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InstallCore
Developer(s)
IronSource
Initial release
2009
Website
www.installcore.com
InstallCore (stylized as installCore) was an installation and content distribution platform created by ironSource, including a software development kit (SDK) for Windows and Mac OS X.[1] The program allowed those using it for distribution to include monetization by advertisements or charging for installation, and made its installations invisible to the user and its anti-virus software.[2]
The platform and its programs have been rated potentially unwanted programs (PUP) or potentially unwanted applications (PUA) by anti-malware product vendors since 2014,[3] and by Windows Defender Antivirus since 2015.[4]
The platform was primarily designed for efficient web-based deployment of various types of application software. As of August 2012[update], InstallCore was managing 100 million installations every month,[5] offering services for paid, unpaid, and free software by using the SDK version.[6] InstallCore was a product of ironSource, which is headquartered in Tel Aviv with offices in San Francisco, California, and Beijing, China.[7]
InstallCore was discontinued as part of a company flotation in late 2020.[8]
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^"Detailed Analysis - Install Core - Adware and PUAs - Advanced Network Threat Protection | ATP from Targeted Malware Attacks and Persistent Threats | sophos.com - Threat Center". www.sophos.com. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
^PUA:Win32/InstallCore - Windows, Mar 11 2015
^"InstallCore Hits New High With 100 Million Monthly Installs". www.prnewswire.com (Press release).
^"installCore Introduces Super Targeting for Freemium-Model Desktop Applications". PRWeb. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
^Xiang, Tracey (Jun 6, 2014). "Israeli Application Distribution Service ironSource Set up Office in China to Help the Chinese Go Global". technode.
^Gilead, Assaf (29 June 2021). "Giving up its cash cow paved ironSource's way to NYSE". Globes. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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