minecraft.exe

Cecomas

InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application minecraft.exe, “Cecomas Setup ” by InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings) 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from download965.mediafire.com.
Publisher:
Honobage   (signed by InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Cecomas

Description:
Cecomas Setup

Version:
5.1.3.8

MD5:
354c9ee7a3ea99c0346638ec4d20d0c3

SHA-1:
a32ea95d61568ff7acf6f7dfb2b1f2ba21efba7c

SHA-256:
a96f79b7f031e1d03543539194b873a8d087b6667d0c157d86c3f90fc2ae6289

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:
4/26/2024 9:08:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.7.27.11

File size:
947.6 KB (970,344 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.4

Copyright:
Software Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/15/2016 1:40:35 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2017 11:28:33 AM

Subject:
CN=InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121F59EA8A6B04CAE5E738F6CB09D295BDB

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):
12288:w0iBLBxR8BkWjxLK/6Ybdj/xzN25SfzNWmcHRbpn5ZxvgjciBMSfOTg8Rl7q3C89:w0iB98BLj8ZbjzNWZfPxvbiKTgGl7u

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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