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minecraft-setup.exe

SKUNK DOG MEDIA

The application minecraft-setup.exe by SKUNK DOG MEDIA 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 Tomorrow Software Installer 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.uberdownloads.net.
Publisher:
Verified Wealthy Software Installer  (signed by SKUNK DOG MEDIA)

Product:
Verified Wealthy Software Installer

Version:
76.4.4.9117

MD5:
7f637b8e7c9325f47f8d002e2b11c518

SHA-1:
83a8c8aaeeaa896c88bbd961432a6d1fa5962f94

SHA-256:
173ee45ba576125a892ab301415f19608ecb998b59b601531ab3ffbf505657fb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/14/2024 4:47:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware.SKUNKDOGMEDIA.Bundler (M)
16.1.18.21

File size:
878 KB (899,120 bytes)

Product version:
76.4.4.9117

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SKUNK DOG MEDIA

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/21/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/21/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SKUNK DOG MEDIA, O=SKUNK DOG MEDIA, 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:
77AD9C75661D14F8BEF720820AC86007

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/1/2014 11:25:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:N9b5j7KLZqID1ZDW8/NFBd8eO656KfKcZYvfUFwcK+P:tKNrZC8/rHvO6BKIq

Entry address:
0xD1EE

Entry point:
E8, 40, 05, 00, 00, E9, 57, FD, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 58, A2, 44, 00, 89, 0D, 54, A2, 44, 00, 89, 15, 50, A2, 44, 00, 89, 1D, 4C, A2, 44, 00, 89, 35, 48, A2, 44, 00, 89, 3D, 44, A2, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 70, A2, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 64, A2, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 40, A2, 44, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9585  (probably packed)

Code size:
54 KB (55,296 bytes)

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

http://files4.uberdownloads.net/download/.../dl?bc=1192283&pid=TR&brand=uberdownloads.net&aid=DLM&s=msn&c=Minecraft_USA_Broad&country=US&cb=-1353653068&osName=Windows&osVersion=8.1&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1191457

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