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Monako

Webcellence Ltd.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraft.exe, “Monako Setup ” by Webcellence 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 installCore 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:
Lafal   (signed by Webcellence Ltd.)

Product:
Monako

Description:
Monako Setup

MD5:
a8f3df6ee43757a0550321838836b057

SHA-1:
1509c564bb5dd6b69e0d87c0734f2555f4ccfe98

SHA-256:
20df1c4d9bc2bb3f3e58a61ca402cc850db7d5e558ba8eee9d4f7333120a61c8

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:
5/11/2024 7:05:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.10.14

File size:
1 MB (1,080,616 bytes)

Product version:
5.1.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Webcellence Ltd.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/18/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=IT, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=ORA, S=Israel, C=IL

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

Serial number:
773E2C2E5EC62B0904E1441B54A723A6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yCwWmKL/RxUmZ4h1Xjxvvi7ktgtraVG+u7Fl3ReexFS:ylWZfUO4htlHteRkterbvS

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.2016delivery31.com/c?x=xRtc4CMHIAvmXe8Od4hSGlpXWwADp7lmSHa4OG EtG8=&c=aVsF6S5Gei0oMV76dkLOmKupZOOguYm790aYbpX6manYW jpBQ87nd3AA4vRWYFk/THF3sKKevOmEzI3BD4PUCjcnyIVWmZe4 QFtyLrXnJaZaoThCpefsnmVgjORPPRNc5bGOsf/sgFJqx3w7PWzv86KJmqWzK3C3L/O2hOkqw=&e=0&downloadAs=minecraft.exe&fallback_url=http://minecraft.sk.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=minecraft

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