minecraft.exe

The application minecraft.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.ifreedownloadss.com.
MD5:
952639eb6373b2c2e76b7de8472841ea

SHA-1:
75d6cc2464adcad25baab95f31217dbe56ae5b5e

SHA-256:
5fd6ba1ed1fe54da5475b2cbde9cba25807bc8b56aca04083fb1cbbef5fa6706

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:39:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Detection.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse.M potentially unwanted application
8.0.319.0

McAfee
Program.Adware-OutBrowse
18.0.204.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OutBrowse (M)
16.3.8.2

File size:
100.5 KB (102,948 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 12:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:OgXdZt9P6D3XJZCy5Ky/9XO3jR0eWSzUu/0WW:Oe34+yUQ9OzRgW/cR

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6643

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 URL.

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