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minecraft.exe

Installer

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, “Installer 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. 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:
Webcellence Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
4.4.5.0

MD5:
520edbacd6002297a2e4e5fcecd2d238

SHA-1:
3692c087c7634cf60c40ffb4e8a3ced6f24f96e6

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 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:
5/16/2024 9:20:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Webcellence.Installer (M)
16.2.10.18

File size:
991.4 KB (1,015,200 bytes)

Product version:
4.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\documents and settings\lucas\meus documentos\downloads\minecraft.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Webcellence Ltd.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/17/2016 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/17/2017 9:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6VRrm2oZtQNLjfXQNjpuYCok9kxgtInmMhnYRnN1dJnr3XhGz:6jUZ48jT/qtIn9nYRnNLJn0z

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 4 URLs.

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/040/e43/.../Minecraft.exe

http://get.encouragemanager.com/n/.../Minecraft.exe

https://launcher.mojang.com/.../Minecraft.exe

http://cdn.freegamepick.net/files/.../minecraft.exe

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