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minecraft.exe

Innova Group

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraft.exe by Innova Group has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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:
Innova Group  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0713a9371100cb7b42236815a1a9dc03

SHA-1:
8eea402dc1e2e888f71d996868a7f9762da715d9

SHA-256:
7d4f591175796eaa8deddce6d3415209987ba8b17d4084d6297c7cda4a8193f8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/25/2024 4:02:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.InnovaGroup (M)
16.2.10.14

File size:
645.8 KB (661,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Innova Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/13/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/14/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Innova Group, O=Innova Group, STREET="Via Chiamue, 17", L=Tolmezzo, S=UD, PostalCode=33028, C=IT

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
009C9607E856349C7C4CB98E5661EAD1AE

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:z3QFagryWVqrZxWnW9hENNz+Czi/TCAsBiIhK4zLweP0qgQYSp:z3QFN7Vq99WNNqCO/G3Bi6KYwPDQT

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)

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