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minecraft download manager.exe

The AppCenter, Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraft download manager.exe by The AppCenter 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. 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:
The AppCenter, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2338db4ecb10ed282636ed0e63b80ac2

SHA-1:
76b3ba9a25fe7e71c36498f0814183754d140370

SHA-256:
e355e453da13690db40bc3102238c7167ddf87c9b6304b8b2fc85f42f44ebaff

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:
4/27/2024 12:02:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.1.5

File size:
765.5 KB (783,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
The AppCenter, Inc.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/4/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/5/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="The AppCenter, Inc.", OU=IT, O="The AppCenter, Inc.", L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
27D3922D340793E388C74C3C512CFD62

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:crFaQhXK4+HVHCJJm4doOwABQOfeVhwx5tn1PDGZR1dyWQnJPsiWaEOsNC3PitU9:crFZhXK4+HVuo5ABmVo5tn17ci0Nap3F

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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Entropy:
7.8270

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file minecraft download manager.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://.../action_redirect.php?action=download_redirect&app_id=1&action_value=app_page&redirect_to=http://.../install_download_par.php?app=minecraft&user_id=9661979

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