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minecraft-1-5-01.exe

Software

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraft-1-5-01.exe, “Software Setup ” by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. 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:
Application   (signed by UpdateStar GmbH)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

Version:
5.7.5.5

MD5:
0c138f3c36e7abdb54fa22f27d20bc03

SHA-1:
e417733c6663febc67ac0ca6a803243ee52039b7

SHA-256:
7690ea83d28cfc745a390ba55e7e0fdb7b262ee78abaa5d0b3c6669cf3131b1d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
11/5/2025 1:59:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.UpdateSt.Installer (M)
16.6.5.8

File size:
743.7 KB (761,568 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\minecraft-1-5-01.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/3/2015 8:10:42 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2016 8:10:42 PM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

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

Serial number:
112124922D3C2654755777EEC500C21F7151

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hxbp+0ZR09/XAUCyup2LveggHgyXE7oX+3kcQcw2QFGshw7egvWtQxnP:hxbw0Z69obbp2bcHggE7ELRmeVQxnP

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:
7.8433

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file minecraft-1-5-01.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.updatestarfilesnow.com/c?x=WxDLoutdx6SdX67 t0Brf6WZvidLPLetl1ZBonzKnp8=&c=28xDyJ4M/9LVAXi98CDvCK9vBCpZ0v9ozSfsc8S/2ijbhzWqNZN1lqb69S8gwKCtHPFZ5owoFg61GFmIIxU 9Q==&downloadAs=minecraft-1-5-01.exe&fallback_url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/.../Minecraft.exe

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