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icreinstall_minecraft.exe

Installer

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_minecraft.exe, “Installer Setup ” by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Minecraft but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
a687cb74f82376c527b17b9e4a60995b

SHA-1:
5f1f8f01f012ef1378ed1ba814642435a4190fff

SHA-256:
e9385edcdfefe0d9b0b2f080e66ed48ddbe0de55a06f8f9d0f9960c0ec0e6e95

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 12:17:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Ramnit.C
7.11.30.172

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3213

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AKG
20910

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.UQ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.193.14818

Norman
InstallCore.WQDY
11.20150131

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.UpdateStarGmbH
15.1.31.7

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

File size:
754.6 KB (772,744 bytes)

Product version:
2.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_minecraft.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/10/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/11/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, OU=IT, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
71A04D21E9F4BB6E19C3CB7D720E6245

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rYbFa+WQ6AYRLCoNDBRgBU39L4+3Pb/FINFiwE51oRtpvCxl//C8QXMc6CF:rGFXWQNYNB86tL4+3TFIOw5vpKL//C8+

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

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