minecraft_setup.exe

Captaindownloads Downloader

Dove Source (Fried Cooke Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraft_setup.exe, “Program Setup ” by Dove Source (Fried Cooke) 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:
Captaindownloads  (signed by Dove Source (Fried Cooke Ltd.))

Product:
Captaindownloads Downloader

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34336

MD5:
026b13106c378371b7a435fe351640b1

SHA-1:
371de486f7f8080ccbc490173e3a46c660d67bd0

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:
5/4/2024 10:16:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.12.9.1

File size:
759.2 KB (777,424 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34336

Copyright:
Captaindownloads

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\minecraft_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/5/2015 10:17:34 AM

Valid to:
1/6/2016 10:17:34 AM

Subject:
CN=Dove Source (Fried Cooke Ltd.), O=Dove Source (Fried Cooke Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121565CD3A6FF74126C58E5CFEFA7955821

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.8505

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file minecraft_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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