Minecraft Launcher.exe

TeamExtreme Minecraft Launcher

TeamExtreme

The executable Minecraft Launcher.exe, “1.8.1 Minecraft Launcher” has been detected as malware by 36 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download. The file has been seen being downloaded from download1683.mediafire.com.
Publisher:
TeamExtreme

Product:
TeamExtreme Minecraft Launcher

Description:
1.8.1 Minecraft Launcher

Version:
3.5.1

MD5:
239eaeb894b1873cc4d1cd63ad9f4960

SHA-1:
0ada43fe5483a98a193a161b4ef155a490e54493

SHA-256:
63f51a58d2eafafc45ded944edf7545eb6d77bf260ee634032a0d64abacc213f

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 7:30:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
5858341

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2015.08.20

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Sality
150810-3

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4355

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.15819

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1155

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.7062

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.gen
23046

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.14.151

G Data
Win32.Sality
15.8.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.2016940

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.543

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
17.6.569.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.203.2586.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
16.0.0.693

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.30.24.3079

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
04.08.2015 10:30:46

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
15.08.19.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
15.08.19.03

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
8.15.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kt!1591113
23.00.65.15817

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Sality-D'
5.15

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.231

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.19

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakc
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
41424

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.Gen.A[h]
2014.3.20.0

File size:
1.7 MB (1,744,561 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.1

Copyright:
TeamExtreme

Original file name:
Minecraft Launcher.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/4/2015 9:08:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:E+NtWy+NF1xMO1UgHrnRAST8XrhaRY0T+nqO4P4s:3zsbrn3T8hiVT+ne4s

Entry address:
0x1290

Entry point:
85, C9, 1B, C0, 53, 87, D5, FF, C2, 38, F4, 13, D7, 24, 81, 89, CD, 46, 8A, FA, 8D, 3D, 81, E3, EF, 21, 55, 68, CA, 76, E8, 00, 85, FD, E8, 6F, 00, 00, 00, 0F, BF, CF, 80, F6, 40, 38, EF, 69, D8, 5E, 16, 74, D4, 0F, BE, F1, C6, C1, 62, F3, F3, 41, 84, EA, C6, C1, A3, FE, C5, 84, F1, 8D, 0B, 2B, FF, 8D, 39, 89, D9, F3, BD, 00, 00, 00, 00, 88, C5, 89, F9, 84, FB, 8D, 2F, 88, CD, 0F, AF, C8, 8A, C9, 8B, F5, F3, 85, CD, 47, 1A, CF, C7, C7, E7, D5, 4F, 04, 41, 8D, 1E, 80, CD, DE, 81, ED, 1B, AD, C1, BD, 89, F9...
 
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Entropy:
7.8837  (probably packed)

Code size:
18 KB (18,432 bytes)

The file Minecraft Launcher.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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