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minecraftpasta.exe

SuperCharging

New IT Limited

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application minecraftpasta.exe by New IT Limited 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 New IT Desktop Setup installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Minecraft but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
SPC LLC  (signed by New IT Limited)

Product:
SuperCharging

Description:
DWD

Version:
3, 3, 29, 0

MD5:
07ecf49eff6c5260f607ce454ea0b90a

SHA-1:
4e90d4de14762d170eedb03e235a61f6fa8ad0dd

SHA-256:
2fb6c8a0d818523258e2e6faf28b396fc85b3d990eea22b6d6cd79816f17faaa

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/11/2024 3:44:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited (M)
16.7.28.18

File size:
396.8 KB (406,320 bytes)

Product version:
3, 3, 29, 0

Copyright:
2013

Trademarks:
-

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
New IT Limited

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
5/14/2014 9:00:04 AM

Valid to:
12/30/2016 5:33:53 AM

Subject:
CN=New IT Limited, O=New IT Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
049768F7F19C91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/12/2014 9:44:54 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:wvJuqTV/4hfJdwNwWyWdxi2GDN6PNqqGHONILXnWYBuOyl4bF:2JHVQJ2wWyoi7N6PY1HZWYBuO+kF

Entry address:
0x288B4

Entry point:
E8, 93, 91, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, A1, 18, AD, 44, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8B, F1, 39, 1D, 3C, C5, 44, 00, 75, 38, 53, 53, 33, FF, 47, 57, 68, BC, FF, 43, 00, 68, 00, 01, 00, 00, 53, FF, 15, 70, D1, 43, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 89, 3D, 3C, C5, 44, 00, EB, 15, FF, 15, B4, D0, 43, 00, 83, F8, 78, 75, 0A, C7, 05, 3C, C5, 44, 00, 02, 00, 00, 00, 39, 5D, 14, 7E, 22, 8B, 4D, 14, 8B, 45, 10, 49, 38, 18, 74, 08, 40, 3B, CB, 75, F6, 83, C9, FF, 8B, 45, 14, 2B, C1...
 
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Code size:
237 KB (242,688 bytes)

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

https://ds322.getafilefast.net/.../MinecraftPasta.exe

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