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minecraft.exe

Smart Secure Software S.l.

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application minecraft.exe by Smart Secure Software S.l has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Minecraft but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Smart Secure Software S.l.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2364880a6a73bd8617616baba8ed2296

SHA-1:
2b0180ae4c8ba74fe3bc9436f582dfe9d1a77add

SHA-256:
457d91b6250a2e760d75ec8cd2446da1fceeebd0572c9592ec61b8e1feedd31b

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
6/23/2025 8:42:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
894

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.08.25

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SoftPulse-V [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3372

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
1.0.20.1180

Dr.Web
Trojan.Click3.3888
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
8.14.08.24.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/SoftPulse.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
11.2014-24-08_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.SoftPulse
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13139

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Buzus
15.0.0.494

McAfee
SoftPulse
5600.7028

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Strictor.61140
15.0.0.708

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Buzus.ddtjxz
0.28.2.61721

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.08.24.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SmartSecureSoftwareSl.J
14.8.24.0

Sophos
Smart Secure Software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11127
2.0.0.1900

File size:
1.2 MB (1,218,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart Secure Software S.l.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Smart Secure Software S.l., O=Smart Secure Software S.l., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

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:
47353B4EEC0D902A135E20BEE1A66817

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/10/2014 4:51:16 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YXV+BQ9paZwrMlEECCA9Lj6RSV1kmsL4bnaCdaRJ5gHcfSfIi:Y62kZwrG27Lj/1kH0mBRJ5g8qfz

Entry address:
0x89B0

Entry point:
E8, 7F, 1F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, EC, 20, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 40, 50, 41, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 8B, 4D, 08, 5F, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0D, F6, 00, 10, 74, 08, 8B, 01, 8B, 40, FC, 8B, 40, 18, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 45, FC, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, AC, 40, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 0C, 2B, 64, 24, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 89, 28, 8B, E8, A1, A0, 40, 43...
 
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Entropy:
7.7710  (probably packed)

Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

The file minecraft.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://kyle.mxp1122.com/MpQXcCqB6YE3HInnO5DWrQetpKDpCtB4gBwUCNSsw4jgyhf_NUJjvbyLQ0I8iIB_J0TlzMiWJiGNee4AczntQeob3f0kCZ6HN-N-3zozrY8bI-TOGhB7J99q3MPkN9PP?sbb=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

http://ttb.popdls.com/download/request/minecraft/.../minecraft&fileName=minecraft

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