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minecraft_game_downloader.exe

INSTALL DOT EXE

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application minecraft_game_downloader.exe, “Premium Installer ” by INSTALL DOT EXE has been detected as adware by 37 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by INSTALL DOT EXE)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
e6c3fc7adccbfe592b925c57ff2d6911

SHA-1:
fb8b57668530003665e03bd8c7e849cf2b82e12b

SHA-256:
3b10fe0c5a94693a43948e77f23c0f0c30d2b0f811fba979f704947e4cd98993

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
4/24/2024 9:19:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
354

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.iBryte
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2015.05.01

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.171.22

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160215

AVG
Downloader
2017.0.2832

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
1.0.20.230

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Ibryte-271
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.U
19440

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2203
9.0.1.046

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
8.16.02.15.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte (variant)
10.10377

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.13751
2/15/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-1bbe48a0
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-15-02_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller
16.2.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13286

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.657

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OptimumInstaller.A
v2016.02.15.03

McAfee
Artemis!75A0D65B59D8
5600.6488

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
17.0.0.138

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.ctwcbx
0.28.2.61942

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.OptimumInstaller.1
11.20160215

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.iBryte.555816
14.09.07.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.15.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.IM.aea
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.iBryte.DK4
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLDOTEXE.Installer (M)
16.2.15.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.iBryte!6.1455
23.00.65.16213

Sophos
iBryte Optimum Installer
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XGSDMHC
37.0.11166

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NC0OI514
7.2.46

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R08NC0OI514
10.465.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.iBryte.jfv
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Optimum Installer
32876

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.776
2.0.0.1913

File size:
1.6 MB (1,702,184 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL DOT EXE

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL DOT EXE, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL DOT EXE, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, 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:
4C8303B332693FCF64E1E7DFD7841493

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/4/2014 10:28:52 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/X3BYo+rGYZqoMI+0ZR31hkxGScekHQtSQnOeIxpl0Uat5PEa:/X3BYoslFTYXcejql0Uy5PF

Entry address:
0x385D5

Entry point:
E8, 5A, 8E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, E0, 7C, 47, 00, E8, C1, 35, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 38, 9F, 59, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 5D, 90, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, BF, 9D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, CD, 35, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 40, 8F, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 74, 8B, 59, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 95, 83, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, BD, 81, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, D7, 4C, 00, 00, 59, 59, A1...
 
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Entropy:
7.1021

Code size:
402.5 KB (412,160 bytes)

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