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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:
Wealthy Accurate Install System  (signed by SKUNK DOG MEDIA)

Product:
Wealthy Accurate Install System

Version:
62.9.8.4733

MD5:
51b26093d98d6b2f04d241ae122e1b92

SHA-1:
d9546da4e4c819f05f28219731bdf36a37766ced

SHA-256:
7da6fd34520572394320d9dac09177262997b3b4133635efbc190c290b5df30d

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:
4/24/2024 3:43:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware.SKUNKDOG.Bundler (M)
16.6.11.10

File size:
757 KB (775,216 bytes)

Product version:
62.9.8.4733

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:
5/22/2015 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/22/2016 8:59:59 AM

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:
8/10/2014 12:44:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3xWUBIbQQ1+gXGosxjI8HA++V0jTNl3/9IbTdH51ggDDw6H3KUWEbHHWIg75DpZL:3xTlQ1zXdujI8sef3FwdZ1gkDw6H3KL5

Entry address:
0x1EFB60

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EC, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 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, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9223

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
744 KB (761,856 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_Exact&country=MN&cb=103538993&osName=Windows&osVersion=8.1&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1191457

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