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CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application minecraft.exe, “Soft Setup ” by CrossBeam (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. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.appscleanapplication.com.
Publisher:
Web Program   (signed by CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Soft

Description:
Soft Setup

Version:
5.8.3.8

MD5:
0480cdcededbcc3cdacd42fa629d115d

SHA-1:
dcf97d2e140e7b9a5d5fe96b787a3aafec5a4d23

SHA-256:
7f2d1204cd0bad8ad64a609c42e979ea7269e5d2f0254d8dae2654501e1d97ff

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 '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:
5/12/2024 12:25:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.4.26.10

File size:
887.5 KB (908,848 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\minecraft.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/22/2015 8:38:00 AM

Valid to:
4/22/2016 8:38:00 AM

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

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

Serial number:
11215DCA5769E6C445E0FF9ADF5CD149DC4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:f9KCWk+6Vyq4x0TEM9QNNlja7XnLnn7JM9U+ssaCUGvdd:f89kbm0QKQJYXLn7a9UQyWdd

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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Entropy:
7.9229

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file minecraft.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.appscleanapplication.com/c?x=69RdKFoA/XaWK9GxNgsc3174/Gdfj23A0eKLk6gH4JM=&c=G88SU17E dC9XzBxkao7zlZtIaGouvI1eJ/bB2iosLzyu1637KyrsJSaEUM6JCX3HnemkYbmNbN/pbd mSbwuBUppYQTcesvoN4BJSrhMFbjirT7LBp5mKElVlkWfRPZZF n1ul9Bt7XJGe30iVv/ThpFgz5FNUC6DaiadZN2XA=&downloadAs=minecraft.exe&fallback_url=http://downloadpt.com/softwares/.../minecraft-classic.exe

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