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minecraft launcher.exe

The executable minecraft launcher.exe has been detected as malware by 39 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file is most likely infected with the Neshta virus, a Russian virus that gathers system information and send it to a remote command and cotrol server. The file has been seen being downloaded from download9.mediafire.com.
MD5:
a0a81fb107a74bc8dca9d8985fcc45c9

SHA-1:
147b7388ce15d1f0e1b704a2a9a16e56f27af464

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:24:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Neshta.A
194

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Neshta.A
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Neshta
2014.12.11

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Neshta.A
7.11.194.58

avast!
Win32:Apanas [Trj]
2014.9-160724

AVG
Worm/Delf
2017.0.2672

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.$a
4.0.3.16724

Bitdefender
Win32.Neshta.A
1.0.20.1030

Bkav FE
W32.NeshtaB.PE
1.3.0.6267

Clam AntiVirus
W32.Neshuta.A
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Win32.Neshta.A
20325

Dr.Web
Win32.HLLP.Neshta
9.0.1.0206

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Neshta
8.16.07.24.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Neshta
10.10857

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Neshta.A
7/24/2016

F-Prot
W32/HLLP.41472
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Win32.Neshta.A
11.2016-24-07_1

G Data
Win32.Neshta
16.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Neshta
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.186.14295

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Neshta
14.0.0.-145

McAfee
W32/HLLP.41472.e
5600.6328

Microsoft Security Essentials
Virus:Win32/Neshta.A
1.11202

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Neshta.A
17.0.0.618

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Neshta.cwfstr
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Neshta.C
11.20160724

nProtect
Virus/W32.Neshta
14.12.10.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Neshta.A
16.07.24.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Virus.Win32.Neshta.B
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Neshta.C8
7.16.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.Netsha.a!411233
23.00.65.16722

Sophos
W32/Bloat-A
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Neshta.A
37.0.11322

Trend Micro House Call
PE_NESHTA.A
7.2.206

Trend Micro
PE_NESHTA.A
10.465.24

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
35608

ViRobot
Win32.Neshta.B[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Neshta.Win32.1
2.0.0.2003

File size:
1.6 MB (1,675,342 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\minecraft launcher.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:AESoqJvxeENFlmSzjWUd8sneAOXrhaEY0eByqO4P4:fqVMoldzWsnOh3VeBye4

Entry address:
0x80E4

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E0, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, EC, B8, 54, 80, 40, 00, E8, 12, BE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 20, 82, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, B8, A8, 91, 40, 00, B9, 0B, 00, 00, 00, BA, 0B, 00, 00, 00, E8, 5C, EF, FF, FF, B8, B4, 91, 40, 00, B9, 09, 00, 00, 00, BA, 09, 00, 00, 00, E8, 48, EF, FF, FF, B8, C0, 91, 40, 00, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, 34, EF, FF, FF, B8, DC, 91, 40, 00, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, 20, EF, FF, FF, A1, 10, 92, 40...
 
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Entropy:
7.8541

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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

http://download9.mediafire.com/2jvg5x5xlnzg/.../Minecraft Launcher.exe

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