icreinstall_minecraft_1.8.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_minecraft_1.8.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 22 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:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0d62afe56cf4ff3bdcc1f48f1d6a21e2

SHA-1:
b3732ef44f7c2b3f856685e83ff8657befd0897c

SHA-256:
82321e60753b2ca105a0da0977fceb093b4c279b3cd576ec1355d8c12600c21b

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 3:42:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.150.164

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140913

AVG
InstallCore
2015.0.3352

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14913

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19449

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0256

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
9/13/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-f87039a3
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.11.9.16

IKARUS anti.virus
Backdoor.Win32.Hupigon
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12128

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.13.12

McAfee
Artemis!0D62AFE56CF4
5600.7008

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.94c
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSetup.Y
14.9.13.12

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0723
7.2.256

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
29396

File size:
688.1 KB (704,576 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_minecraft_1.8.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/10/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/11/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lillienblam 28, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
008F6F1294DBB38F9F80A7A06DE489DF45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:WnvpS1w3sPVESMn/QLPNPjQ6XlsZwOcmxwaxIxVdWYRJJJkXu19TDbJ:WnvUq3sdW/qjQ6X5OlwaxInddLkunPb

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Entropy:
7.8582

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file icreinstall_minecraft_1.8.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 11 URLs.

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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