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RAPIDDOWN

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application minecraft.exe by RAPIDDOWN 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars. 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:
*Rapiddown*  (signed by RAPIDDOWN)

Description:
Setup Manager

Version:
1.0.0.29

MD5:
8e3f9f29969c6c9716d695c1d2cef871

SHA-1:
8a9cc79b9b1339b324eda93e9fe4cba31ab5bba4

SHA-256:
b037eec2b3f30c746a44ef5d6d908ffe4fb6e168b1ce06cb11a622a6449bc455

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This will bundle various adware such as the Whitesmoke Toolbar and Iminent Toolbar. "These offers will be displayed depending on the user's location as well as the configuration of his/her PC, considered normal to display 2-3 offers. Additionally, the download manager offers the optional installation of a toolbar."

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:
4/25/2024 9:23:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.RAPIDDOWN.Bundler (M)
16.2.14.1

File size:
172.4 KB (176,488 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.26

Copyright:
copyright·©·2013

Original file name:
inst4ll·3x3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
RAPIDDOWN

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/27/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/1/2014 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=RAPIDDOWN, O=RAPIDDOWN, L=Badalona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
02E94F6B0DC7BF53B8B6341C02DE4104

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/30/2013 4:43:44 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:SfwFBn/RRVtCkR495OpHOMnKEUJVBz20OW4Y/T8tEYw:SYFBn/RRVtCcVHrnwJVBztr4w

Entry address:
0x60117

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.8874

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
100.5 KB (102,912 bytes)

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