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installer_minecraft_1_8_japanese.exe

Zoobam

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installer_minecraft_1_8_japanese.exe by Zoobam 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 Tightrope WebInstall installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Minecraft but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Zoobam  (signed and verified)

MD5:
61d453b1bc4dd3ef29fc02c83ea9ff03

SHA-1:
354ae39f995a4efcf4a68bda87e28bdd476a6601

SHA-256:
da2e28e71cae3eba6b3f8a578ecc6581326f68c3b0bc15f04af08fcf0edc52ce

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/13/2024 7:26:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Zoobam.Bundler (M)
16.5.26.23

File size:
826.2 KB (846,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\installer_minecraft_1_8_japanese.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zoobam

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/16/2014 11:27:59 AM

Valid to:
10/16/2017 11:27:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Zoobam, O=Zoobam, L=Kirkland, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4EA9D31E75E043

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2014 1:29:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VxpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8S8:np9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg58

Entry address:
0x3345

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4932

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file installer_minecraft_1_8_japanese.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dk.butotiresa.com/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=tig&ut=86b1b50bbb274671f9bba036a6dfe1d4&aa=ax/1/trailsja//&ua=msie&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLnRyYWlsc2ZyYW1ld29yay5vcmcvaW5zdGFsbGVycy9vdXQvMDA0MDEwMDQwMjAwNDAzL3BpaWQtNTUxY2Y5NzZhYmQ3MzIuMjU5MDc4NTYvYXgvMS90cmFpbHNqYS9qYXBhbmVzZS9zZW8vbXNpZS9taW5lY3JhZnRfMV84L2QvNzgyMTk4MDI3ZmM1MDk0YzQ3OWQzZWY5YTQzYjIyYjUvdGlnLzY3NjE1OS9uYS8wL0FBL2luc3RhbGxlcl9taW5lY3JhZnRfMV84X0phcGFuZXNlLmV4ZQ==&p=VFJBSUxTSkE=&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9heC8xL3RyYWlsc2phL2phcGFuZXNlL3Nlby9tc2llL21pbmVjcmFmdF8xXzgvZC83ODIxOTgwMjdmYzUwOTRjNDc5ZDNlZjlhNDNiMjJiNS90aWcvNjc2MTU5L25hLzAvQUEvaW5zdGFsbGVyX21pbmVjcmFmdF8xXzhfSmFwYW5lc2UuZXhl&loop=0&s=&moved=1

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