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minecraft_game_downloader.exe

Nekapit

InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application minecraft_game_downloader.exe, “Nekapit 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.
Publisher:
Kediko   (signed by InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Nekapit

Description:
Nekapit Setup

MD5:
e3931c29aa2383eb9103fceb9ed70235

SHA-1:
1bc312fc34cfca2c27ddac17cddc79f870d0336c

SHA-256:
d7636b699271a55d282042de9928f63a1fc44c72ee6b268dab046d6b0fe280f4

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:
4/25/2024 9:06:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.9.11.9

File size:
944.5 KB (967,144 bytes)

Product version:
3.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 7:51:55 AM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 10:28:33 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:
112101BAD6EEF6078695CABA0F881367EBE8

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:MgvWrIQakhoRUcyainX35NmHExphfMXR4lTOtpsNQ:M8BQcRUcEX35Sis4er

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Entropy:
7.9331

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.vaultsconceptsapps.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