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minecraft 1.7.9.exe

Ringier Axel Springer Polska sp. z o.o.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraft 1.7.9.exe by Ringier Axel Springer Polska sp. z o.o 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:
Ringier Axel Springer Polska sp. z o.o.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fd79ab6bc9314fe10494cecf13561572

SHA-1:
310fa4ee11934850133d129216c4ff5b9a7537bf

SHA-256:
236845087b40ec50258d00bdddeb4675f2be03eb7ca1947eb6000cd951e17f3f

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:43:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.RingierAxelSpringerPolskaspzoo (M)
16.2.15.4

File size:
667.8 KB (683,784 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\minecraft 1.7.9.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ringier Axel Springer Polska sp. z o.o.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/28/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ringier Axel Springer Polska sp. z o.o., O=Ringier Axel Springer Polska sp. z o.o., STREET=Domaniewska 52, L=Warsaw, S=Poland, PostalCode=02-672, C=PL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F58C43870A319F9A7934DFE1C1760EB1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:IHFa8+/U+jn8KWY5QnRUj9UprLgE+VIujvR2w/iKYKNIWVY4qitn++6S4r9a6:IHFZFqnHWeQaj9UprLP+68RmK9O7eck

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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