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minecraft-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application minecraft-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall 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:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6591a8cd06484cd689e7c348139d8879

SHA-1:
3345f0958c4da0732e3da482a6167d032e9a23df

SHA-256:
b186e2571308aa01690251afaccb28206fa970905f8c34125fbf33739efa265a

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 4:26:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAdmin.TTK
18142

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.0292

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin
8.9704

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of flashplayerpro-setup.exe (Adware)
2014.10.19.15

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.crgjbr
0.28.0.59492

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.P
14.8.11.21

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
28466

File size:
75.8 MB (79,454,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=SAN FRANCISCO, 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:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 1:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OxpJ/xOJ5iQ/817fkZZ3Yzboo9RM6RS3r8Qksh0+vhd00hx+9BWEXS3BNm:6ppxs5iQ/817L0o9q6RSg0d0YJEi3BN

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
0.1440

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file minecraft-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://files4.softreviews.co/download/.../dl?s=Bing&c=SoftRev_Minecraft_CCUS_All_Bing&variation=saveas-all&brand=SoftReviews.co&pid=TR&bc=846549&country=US&cb=-981148666

http://files4.softreviews.co/download/.../dl?s=Bing&c=SoftRev_Minecraft_CCUS_All_Bing&variation=saveas-all&brand=SoftReviews.co&pid=TR&bc=846549&country=US&cb=-1369376954

http://files4.softreviews.co/download/.../dl?s=Bing&c=SoftRev_Minecraft_CCUS_All_Bing&variation=saveas-all&brand=SoftReviews.co&pid=TR&bc=846549&country=US&cb=1346743142

http://files5.softreviews.co/dl?bc=846549&c=SoftRev_Minecraft_CCUS_All_Bing&geo

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