minecraft.exe

Rop

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, “Rop 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:
Bemeh   (signed by Webcellence Ltd.)

Product:
Rop

Description:
Rop Setup

MD5:
4fcd82ec97b72378089f81d306159ba6

SHA-1:
2113bcd0c75aeb210541c14dd264e371fb35944c

SHA-256:
138630a73f1acc6883f9536038d76102444e60919b8175459153b520fd6dcdb2

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:
4/26/2024 5:23:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Webcelle.Installer (M)
16.5.18.14

File size:
1016.5 KB (1,040,920 bytes)

Product version:
4.3

Copyright:
Application Wizard

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
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):
12288:n/ga92EPw58OjWm487yIMnynfAEeGmKH45nXNx+dj5pFbKxCjf1mhFVmDRbnEaw8:n/gXEEq9yMn04dg48lfFyCj4hS1DOI+y

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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 6 URLs.

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=fpFkbaO3gbNd0HdZBfcWyrJ2wN/jbNUzRTigkC41U4w=&c=FoC4Du1DrV3eA7rsYyKclek3S6 nFGU1RgscjLxE1EOT0Mf05YyB1afD1wzV1alpDaW bwJntIcMt4nKAF4n5EfDICO5baelCLeSUC4FqDLqt9DTO2OCHO4x3Z tPtcA5Ad8Q05vXMI9CT5G8 gvPQ==&e=0&downloadAs=minecraft.exe&fallback_url=http://minecraft.pl.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=minecraft

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/218/80f/.../Minecraft.exe

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=ssRSkPQAa9zkVBvcCeRw9YnrXIz O XXh6wYbpN iFY=&c=BmUauVzscwL2 KNsInUTm9ibyVNCrLAKhqoBZy kJ810ixGxQ4akFdyRmLCBZe2wMqR4Z r82rIJWAQ3xIFTh1EnDDclRCI7//R8uNmwHpa2tOYXw8YGvkl/pVmv4Z52WBbRaO0odM34qiKox877A==&e=0&downloadAs=minecraft.exe&fallback_url=http://minecraft.pl.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=minecraft

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