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Minecraft Client

Sevas-S LLC

The application minecraft.exe by Sevas-S has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.joydownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Sevas-S LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Minecraft Client

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
8fd1e18b54d6bd74a0f0986c74efaf78

SHA-1:
14f97ea5ed8485aabda2446faf2f63deb75e383c

SHA-256:
befa0a685dd556ae112cbd16901974b32a5fdbbcdf82c19fcb234fcb838d531b

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:53:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.OpenCandy
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
3.6.1.96

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3070

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.OpenCandy.~WD
21558

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.3115
9.0.1.0173

ESET NOD32
Win32/JoyDownloader.D potentially unwanted
9.11388

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15407

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.06.22.10

McAfee
Artemis!8FD1E18B54D6
5600.6726

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SevasS.Installer (M)
15.6.22.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.15620

Sophos
OpenCandy
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Sevas-S Installer
38830

File size:
475.4 KB (486,832 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sevas-S LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/23/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/23/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sevas-S LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Sevas-S LLC, L=Kyiv, S=Kyivska oblast, C=UA

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:
527471E53862E2F90AB45ED4ACB8F4C2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2013 1:52:54 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/aCP93VgvFhjs17FEUDTTup+Ts9PJYz5jtNcB+/TRfYW:pTQFhm7FjDHuzJYz5jtXTBYW

Entry address:
0x31B1

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 71, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 92, 42, 00, E8, 90, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, 91, 42, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, 58, 06, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 71, 40, 00, 68, C0, 92, 40, 00, 68, A0, 81, 42, 00, E8, FB, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 71, 40, 00, BB, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, E9, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9049

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file minecraft.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 12 URLs.

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/b308624cd51e609fa55aac647ea49c7e/1/3/1/.../Minecraft.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/iH9L3kaLEfoXJaNBiAkuQA/1395438580/1/3/1/.../Minecraft.exe

http://es.joydownload.com/wi/RKZqL7AkOSaC1VmZ33hQhw/1397541565/1/3/1/.../Minecraft.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/Z8iQLJ7eat-wHSqBqE2lUw/1395561975/1/3/1/.../Minecraft.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/kFoHUWi0xjqrMBFyDcWPWQ/1396815695/1/3/1/.../Minecraft.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/732d35608b4599052190db1631f53ab7/1/3/1/.../Minecraft.exe

https://s3.amazonaws.com/MinecraftDownload/.../Minecraft.exe

http://www.joydownload.com/wi/0f0e14bbb729082ac95c5d6dfcfb5a25/1/3/1/.../Minecraft.exe

http://es.joydownload.com/wi/LtmKf9hc5q-QAbB-rHAb8A/1396195731/1/3/1/.../Minecraft.exe

http://es.joydownload.com/wi/q9EW3fkG9d_g9s1fLzpqGw/1396933682/1/3/1/.../Minecraft.exe

http://es.joydownload.com/wi/XYd4jdJE6vhD386Cmw2xhA/1397369845/1/3/1/.../Minecraft.exe

http://pt.joydownload.com/wi/eab1a8b99c561c1231a686f14d820815/1/3/1/.../Minecraft.exe

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