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icreinstall_minecraftsetup.exe

%VENDOR% Downloader

Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_minecraftsetup.exe, “Internet Setup ” by Alpha Platform (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. 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:
%VENDOR%  (signed by Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
%VENDOR% Downloader

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34879

MD5:
5a1266b61f6de627e5d2e8bca2f1497a

SHA-1:
3024f14ddb9455011d330c063f17d402fc8ecb5d

SHA-256:
4a7ab566e2edefe4859aad85797529df1547a74d82a79a06dd6e0527e1134c1b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Utilizes the InstallCore download manager that may bundle various adware-type offers.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/16/2024 11:02:54 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
17.1.1.19

File size:
768.4 KB (786,888 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34879

Copyright:
%VENDOR%

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/5/2015 11:32:13 AM

Valid to:
1/6/2016 11:32:13 AM

Subject:
CN=Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121C1C255CA22644CCE289C6CAAF72EEE3A

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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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Entropy:
7.8789

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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