installer_minecraft_english.exe

Onekit Internet

The application installer_minecraft_english.exe by Onekit Internet 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 OneKit Downloader 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.filewin.net.
Publisher:
Onekit Internet  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6390765a5133690cf9fe1d6498e69b39

SHA-1:
9051bda5fb17a62b7697c12eb541710c69063f6e

SHA-256:
9e813b890d76897a1585457410f2b4ce348e07595c78c9882f61f2c40235741e

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:
4/20/2024 12:41:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OnekitInternet (M)
16.8.1.7

File size:
817.5 KB (837,128 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OneKit Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_minecraft_english.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/4/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/4/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Onekit Internet, O=Onekit Internet, L=Cerdanyola del valles, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
40744793F55F4350CB4D2F030795E67F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YCaerXTNjLMb/CZoyXv+JgN9EN+HLN4UE:KerXFLMbh2v+KfIoLNbE

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9873

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

Remove installer_minecraft_english.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security