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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Minecraft but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Download Manager   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
Minecraft

Description:
Minecraft

Version:
2.0.4.69

MD5:
b8d945a41ab998c1c0521ada56edc9dc

SHA-1:
3952d1fbe11fcc987bb965fe274d68b586cdce9a

SHA-256:
6325365f11eeccbd018025d613d088c358d48fd9bc5516fae3d05122f63aeb97

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:32:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
407

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller
2015.05.28

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
8.3.1.6

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-151224

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2016.0.2885

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
1.0.20.1790

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
22250

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4543
9.0.1.0358

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.15.12.24.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/AirInstall.A.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-24-12_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.12.25

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
14.0.0.921

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2015.12.24.06

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4
16.0.0.1074

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
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)
15.12.24.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151222

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:
817.9 KB (837,544 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.69

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager

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
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2014 7:59:59 PM

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:
12/17/2013 2:10:42 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:bddjBQcqQV8/0+2PeW+zrAHSVl3fLQWdWtorDRJRuyT81g8L:JdjBlVx+2PzsflvDOop3ZM

Entry address:
0x25F7B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, 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:
7.8791

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
780 KB (798,720 bytes)

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