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minecraftsetup.exe

Software Application

Program Web

The application minecraftsetup.exe, “Software Application Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Program Web

Product:
Software Application

Description:
Software Application Setup

MD5:
f1ef0d4e0512d19609423c84b57c8c7e

SHA-1:
049879b6eac7788018e7979863bdc30590b0e1cf

SHA-256:
ade8999ae63c2c484230c23caa3391d0b66129d01bdfbf72cc18a9ee837fdbd9

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
4/29/2024 5:11:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150418

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15720

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YW potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_teamviewersetup.exe
2015.7.20.8

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.InstallCore
15.5.15.6

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0424
7.2.135

File size:
775.7 KB (794,356 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.6

Copyright:
Web

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:W+rc7VIcuhsj86L5ZofQ4VHlPEQnu50sBsriK:WyYGvhsngHVHSQCeriK

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:
7.8869

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://cool-awesome.org/?dl=1&pi=Ajg4NzcROT7ROi==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&gclid=CKrtzevC-cQCFRSEfgodUU0ALw&dr=cHaWck1NIKFl73vPDEim2r0Wc32lDXiFvENyhXNy7yDphXAmD3vpDZ0m rcWDK4m7dAWVVAm7dREhKVuvmAWASDChTMm7dlChV8dNTMwNZC4OZAm7K2pDZ1fNjCyAjc0NZc4OZn=&pd=DrW3 mRJ7KitcdVlUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0AjCRNZa0AZMq

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