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mcpatcher_installer.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application mcpatcher_installer.exe by Max Setup has been detected as adware by 11 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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.minecraftprojects.net and multiple other hosts.

File name:

Publisher:

Max Setup (signed and verified)

MD5:

e429970097d11a080f8ded26fb9b215b

SHA-1:

923d61fc6964887f28220ac960fb53b6f8e1ba75

SHA-256:

dfb29c2f378f98094e476dcd978c6cfc522aae576542385befb0239e7a945dff

Scanner detections:

11 / 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 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:

4/26/2024 5:33:21 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

MalSign.InstallCore

2015.0.3482

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.1457

Dr.Web

Trojan.MulDrop5.10078

9.0.1.0127

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.MJ (variant)

8.9764

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallCore

14.5.24

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.177.11997

McAfee

Artemis!E429970097D1

5600.7138

Reason Heuristics

PUP.MaxSetup.T

14.5.7.9

Sophos

Install Core Click run software

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0506

7.2.127

VIPRE Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba

28926

File size:

687.8 KB (704,352 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\mcpatcher_installer.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Max Setup

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

3/11/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

3/12/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:

6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:h8vpx2sgRYcWK71RWZQgyqvrOknoIsU9Hj0rNJBu9gPipHFEVzzfQFR9QpCwPwq8:h8vNqYQHW/yqzOkykHj0XRiF68MCwb

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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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file mcpatcher_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.minecraftprojects.net/.../mcpatcher_installer.exe

http://www.mod-downloader.com/mods?download=1:mcpatcher

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