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Minecraft Setup.exe

Minecraft

Install Assistant

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer 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 Install Assistant has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer. 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:
Install Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Minecraft

Version:
3.0.0.89

MD5:
746717d416e695b91fb484dfc81b752b

SHA-1:
433d7acd7ecc98f10f8c4c547a1330dc4c055d3a

SHA-256:
1b36c991eb8a24feb936e6abd18d4608fb69f364d861447d5189e56165cd3a23

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
5/13/2024 11:08:12 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.InstallA.Installer (M)
16.6.3.15

File size:
956.7 KB (979,616 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.89

Copyright:
(c) Install Assistant

Original file name:
Minecraft Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\minecraft setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/10/2015 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/10/2016 10:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Assistant, O=Install Assistant, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
22447A22A7271728A9B013CFD533476D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/31/2015 5:47:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IdnzFXw7lgOPC37P2b02ByQgf09RfoL+rA6P4Y1:WYNy7Ob0sNg8Lf7zwY1

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Entropy:
7.0413

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

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

http://download.downtoad.com/v2/click/bd72fab2/?d=http://cdn.downtoad.com/1downloadfiles/minecraft.exe&n=Minecraft&key=0d7e7489b0b6da65e2773376650faf9cd00528d304cad7a8e21a7725e5f239eb&affiliate_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/minecraft/.../installicon.png&product_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/minecraft/.../installsplash.png&filename=Minecraft Setup&sid=Bing2-AUS-Minecraft-

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