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minecraft_downloader.exe

BlueSprig, Inc.

The application minecraft_downloader.exe by BlueSprig has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freenew.net.
Publisher:
BlueSprig, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9fa4bb42b3efcd3ccf6d1981c7d26734

SHA-1:
80c67c6d877fe8d0ba5c724d29f89d8a034c2146

SHA-256:
10adeebc802ad8fbad247f050e4c59ea6c6f11834630cfa703a721e4c632d306

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.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:10:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.9.19

File size:
923.3 KB (945,456 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BlueSprig, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/3/2011 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/3/2013 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="BlueSprig, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="BlueSprig, Inc.", L=San Fransisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
589D023EC02E552CDAA00B1FA0FDCA85

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/22/2013 6:39:06 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x1FB800

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, B0, 55, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 60, EA, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.6514

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
644 KB (659,456 bytes)

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

http://www.freenew.net/.../get.htm?id=68828

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