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minecraftsetup.exe

The application minecraftsetup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.minecraft-cnet.com a known adware distribution point operated by ADLSoft.
MD5:
96ba3aadf6fb76508cc38b6d9f8711cd

SHA-1:
0bd010a48654a6c79110aae723efef6fdb42ab97

SHA-256:
536e24157f031fb78b53a2fc39335cc1ddb9bae87b296daa1830cf9086912112

Scanner detections:
20 / 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.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 9:16:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48325
750

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Agent.646600.7
7.11.158.2

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150115

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2016.0.3228

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48325
1.0.20.75

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48325
8.15.01.15.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.FB potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48325
11.2015-15-01_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48325
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13965

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.48325
16.0.0.45

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dimzgw
0.28.6.62995

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15113

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10114

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.0

File size:
631.4 KB (646,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SbkOyMJfsGRBB4UJaDSbM67tqN0OaNnid0LGGWXPsQl8aKLEI221sUx1aY:SAOyMJfsNUaD+M60N9dMGGWX3KLll+UJ

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8315

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://www.minecraft-cnet.com/minecraft/cn/.../?dl=1

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