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minecraft_game_downloader.exe

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Start Installer

This is the InstallMetrix bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application minecraft_game_downloader.exe, “Minecraft_Game_Downloader” by Start Installer 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 InstallMetrix Software 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:
TODO: <Company name>  (signed by Start Installer)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
Minecraft_Game_Downloader

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
53721579cbff99361c53052f8a96d467

SHA-1:
e91b6aed229caff10912a96f397d6278eb9c9fad

SHA-256:
67a18b3a54f92f8af689bd4e0a1bb4f53620a275bfb0204caadff75b0f392f3c

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:
5/8/2024 4:33:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix (M)
16.7.23.6

File size:
1.9 MB (1,958,040 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
TODO: (c) <Company name>. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
InstallerManager.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Start Installer

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/29/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/30/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Start Installer, OU=Start Installer, O=Start Installer, STREET="660 4th Street, Suite #427", L=San Francisco, S=California, PostalCode=94107, C=US

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

Serial number:
698FCE4EEDDA7C3853C0A7CDE049BA16

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/11/2014 3:36:16 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:OB51FlvWwcPOlQySadsO5imk0i9DDHes3/vp5F+SAPbQ0bbfDu5ZokMYL:OZFlvWwAOHShO5imk0i9DDHX3p+SAP07

Entry address:
0x110D82

Entry point:
E8, 31, 7D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 40, 7F, 58, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, B8, 7D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 68, ED, 55, 00, E8, B0, 7E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, CA, D8, EF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, EF, 7E, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, 35, A4, 82, 53, 00, 57, FF, 35, 68, AB, BC, 01, FF...
 
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Entropy:
6.2678

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,273,344 bytes)

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

http://downloadhop.com/download_gate.php?cid=1233&file=Minecraft_Game_Downloader.exe&subid1=16yar&subid2=dlgm&subid3=ldpt_ben&subid4=mncf&subid5=lp27d_minecraftskins.com&ihw5b=4sbr5kafege5gcda064nsf5f1u7s820fee358bhpzzsaizlsefudgjhzfmm51fldtu6amak9o3zcfiuu4sd7tqj306z2yw2fohkj8f1rlpumft1uscx4we2fustmclcacbu0jg28og0eab6czfp5kymlo81zrf6ihtgun9krojpsg0p0egh3zazs6z37xfxei8nv8b8jvi0e18xbvzpmbb91w5omvoy4ndnvj2dvqb1aq29qfyl604gi078f7g9w8c4s3449hi7bbbmr9krpp8hedhs6obuwa41dxjp5h837kkpyil9p2sg1rwy7y43za9sa3wgxtcdynlm5ln70uobiprf2n8y3belkfen33dkn0vakldbgipvcarr7qolfd10j11hwr8i5mqj8jlbk9ac003t8xvsty6in6tb4j30w3zl8zd6eqttttlapx0si0jqh2syjti5bt5ytq9rylhgpsu50qqjoj3frfm6htv826a2po3xk

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