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minecraftsetup.exe

ADLSoft

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraftsetup.exe by ADLSoft has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. 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:
ADLSoft  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fb3ad2eef4f42a9a701324bbd57e6d71

SHA-1:
3fc31175daad3ed38338282120cbed147e9f51f4

SHA-256:
d98e64db5f7a36b08b2699c47e15fe4d9c54e8b03bf63427c9ae7d5bb7b58a04

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download and install manager which may bundle various potentially unwanted software offers during setup.

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:
4/27/2024 12:55:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3409

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0199

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JP (variant)
8.9669

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of pdfcreatorsetup.exe (Adware)
2014.7.18.17

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Adlsoft
v2014.07.18.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ADLSoft.O
14.8.8.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28196

File size:
700.7 KB (717,504 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ADLSoft

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/21/2012 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/26/2014 3:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ADLSoft, O=ADLSoft, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1C7950C7BFF384C5ABB93DD694E588E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MnvpwMOz7j7t/FnpcU2jtcYVtGbhNHgaKWFgkNhwenp2ITewxHX/N/FtXN:Mnv+M+JH2jyeG9PKKz3wkvN/t

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)

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

http://www.fun-minecraft.com/minecraft/gb/.../?dl=1

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