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minecraftsetup.exe

%VENDOR% Downloader

Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application minecraftsetup.exe, “Web Internet Installer Setup ” by Alpha Platform (New Media Holdings) 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:
%VENDOR%  (signed by Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
%VENDOR% Downloader

Description:
Web Internet Installer Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34291

MD5:
a2cb55d57f4a0fc13307ffaa6c8b0fc7

SHA-1:
1f77535b235165448556799cb3f4b65716427501

SHA-256:
e972b1f98fdd63f0cc26bc0c62ddf1971409aa2d9129d5547e9864a0293187d4

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:
5/16/2024 3:43:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.12.1.5

File size:
745.1 KB (762,976 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34291

Copyright:
%VENDOR%

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/5/2015 9:32:13 PM

Valid to:
1/6/2016 9:32:13 PM

Subject:
CN=Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121C1C255CA22644CCE289C6CAAF72EEE3A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xmmvp6b9rFkwnd6w/tO5F1041IRdua0Z/zabPd/C3g4Rxa6zDtD:x5vQb9ZLnYaOn1x+JtV14a6z

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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