minecraft setup.exe

Fomemarep

Download Helper

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, “Fomemarep Setup ” by Download Helper 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 AirInstaller Download Manager 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:
Download Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fomemarep

Description:
Fomemarep Setup

Version:
4.8.1.4

MD5:
778dd0b85d61d077f33957b5f15307e5

SHA-1:
876e9fc1f4f072d90da9bbca0bf8902fd4119d8b

SHA-256:
bf226e6158f683d11b20cb0c97896204d6e54c42b3be0fa21f3c81adb69cb377

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:
4/28/2024 3:42:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)
16.5.15.2

File size:
969.5 KB (992,728 bytes)

Product version:
3.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/14/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/13/2017 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Helper, OU=IT, O=Download Helper, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
043093FC7662FF9C3666898F0BA7036B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vnxlDJs+84vaHf+T/9t164WT+DF4SYfF0c0XVM5:vnPt1va+t0jSYfn0l

Entry address:
0xAA98

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 2E, 86, FF, FF, E8, 35, 98, FF, FF, E8, 9C, 9B, FF, FF, E8, B7, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 56, BF, FF, FF, E8, ED, E8, FF, FF, E8, 54, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 69, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 32, B1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, D0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, C2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 24, 93, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 66, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9310

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

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