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minecraft download manager.exe

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 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:
AppCenter, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
125471ea0d8e467fdb7cd111aae0e00c

SHA-1:
78c3825af71523adc7600c07a484ba60edcc6ee9

SHA-256:
22193783f4043d5a4ccd721743c5563d2d8e9a99d060c99d8a164ea60bf85123

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:
4/23/2024 10:28:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.AppCenter (M)
16.1.17.23

File size:
609.3 KB (623,912 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AppCenter, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/17/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/18/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="AppCenter, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="AppCenter, Inc.", L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0A297D559E56794BFC370BAA3D48D630

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NGvp2DsL+YRCVrohe+HUesbBIvZj+QnzZXHBgCl0/oHlsHpfn:NGvMDXY/heMlVBVXuCe/ouHpP

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:
7.7700

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.php?app=minecraft&user_id=4424800

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