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minecraft setup.exe

Minecraft

Download Manager

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager 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, “Minecraft ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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.

File name:

minecraft setup.exe

Publisher:

Download Manager (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Minecraft

Description:

Minecraft

Version:

2.0.4.36

MD5:

cd798a9bf44fbcbc461d91a141ff5602

SHA-1:

3409f46ffdd4ba67f070bd52fd11f162d0a23af9

SHA-256:

6b7339abb841a07cc0ebdabec4a7119371115ba2b54289b4a3a6d4a8c6d97c8f

Scanner detections:

29 / 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:

4/24/2024 3:41:31 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

372

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2015.05.28

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

8.3.1.6

avast!

PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-160128

AVG

Adware Generic_r

2017.0.2850

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

1.0.20.140

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

22250

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4543

9.0.1.028

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.16.01.28.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

10.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A.gen

v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2016-28-01_5

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

16.1.25

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.9.2.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.204.16045

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic

14.0.0.746

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2016.01.28.08

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

17.0.0.84

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dbsrnc

0.30.24.1636

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.825768

15.05.27.01

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)

16.1.28.20

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16126

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.14

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782985

40552

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.76

2.0.0.2190

File size:

807.9 KB (827,304 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.36

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/8/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/9/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:

428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

9/28/2013 12:12:11 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:lzSvmWNixdi2JyD/Ms9EZ86fvHpkm30JCv:lzSvmvJsm82hk7E

Entry address:

0x254020

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 40, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, E6, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8782

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

772 KB (790,528 bytes)

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

http://software.trustydownloads.com/.../Minecraft-Setup.exe

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