minecraft-setup.exe

Safe Install Software

The application minecraft-setup.exe by Safe Install Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadnet255.com.
Publisher:
Safe Install Software  (signed and verified)

Product:
Safe Install Software

Version:
21.3.7.865

MD5:
aba77424545ac3674c1a2e0dbfaeb1ef

SHA-1:
aaf667aca03054d3afb7e7241f445e1a40d32a8a

SHA-256:
113ac40eae4f7304569a395b0e8c0b58d478423d27f640488fcaa0dfd29c2d23

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.

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 5:53:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.SafeInstallSoftware.Installer (M)
15.12.6.18

File size:
891.9 KB (913,304 bytes)

Product version:
21.3.7.865

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\minecraft-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/2/2015 11:05:38 PM

Valid to:
9/5/2016 1:47:46 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Install Software, O=Safe Install Software, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00E7829E9AC810013E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/21/2014 12:12:55 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:a1Ypyr09k/tTscSHzWdj/gShGRsohY+hmlTW:EAyrYcAzqgoGGcY+ol

Entry address:
0x14F6

Entry point:
E8, C5, CC, 00, 00, E9, E8, C4, 00, 00, 81, EC, 1C, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 8B, AC, 24, 28, 02, 00, 00, 56, 57, 6A, 01, 55, E8, 27, 61, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 89, 44, 24, 18, 8D, 44, 24, 1C, 50, 6A, 00, 6A, 02, 55, C7, 44, 24, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 0A, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, 4C, 24, 2C, 6A, 00, 68, E0, 10, 41, 00, 8B, F8, 8D, 1C, 0F, 6A, 03, 55, 89, 5C, 24, 44, E8, EE, 5D, 00, 00, 8D, 54, 24, 48, 52, 55, 89, 44, 24, 48, E8, 6F, 5F, 00, 00, 83, C4, 30, 85, FF, 75, 0D, 55, E8, 72, 5F, 00, 00, D9, EE, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9597  (probably packed)

Code size:
57 KB (58,368 bytes)

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