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minecraft-download.exe

DownloadShield

The application minecraft-download.exe by DownloadShield has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freegamer.info and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DownloadShield  (signed and verified)

MD5:
adc96e7a09f6295a9b6a91dfe88cbfd0

SHA-1:
3e042d11e8563e0a4e2a21cc257344dd68c5b686

SHA-256:
febaf49254914acc0b1389063e203a3bd0eab47bc35683f4ec4e00b30187aa81

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle various unwanted software without adequate user consent.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:09:58 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MultiBundle
2016.0.2988

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7133

McAfee
Artemis!ADC96E7A09F6
5600.6644

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Dloader.dvvnkj
0.30.24.3283

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadShield.Installer (M)
15.9.12.19

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader
9633

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadShield
43520

File size:
267.4 KB (273,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DownloadShield

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/10/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/9/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DownloadShield, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=DownloadShield, L=San Jose, S=California, 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:
309C9F4C0975E9792AECED60B8346C13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/28/2014 9:10:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:BkZoSFJ0VHG+kZ5y3zsdE+6hhC6pVE+qZ7:/SFQTjs++iM+qZ

Entry address:
0x3350

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, A8, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 23, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 3B, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 30, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 15, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 03, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.2183

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file minecraft-download.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.freegamer.info/minecraft/.../Minecraft-Download.exe

http://www.freegamer.info/.../download

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