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minecraftsetup.exe

%VENDOR% Downloader

Alpha Platform Ltd. (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application minecraftsetup.exe, “Web Program 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 Program installer Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34623

MD5:
876e4c53a6b7e2b73d651603c3b9c899

SHA-1:
54ca3a76fcf3f9279640d99fe333be981d552895

SHA-256:
aeeb7ae41a4ee6bfffbcb41821f216c3b1bad199f8eadc38b927e09716367c34

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 5:56:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.11.24.3

File size:
746.5 KB (764,448 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34623

Copyright:
%VENDOR%

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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 2:32:13 PM

Valid to:
1/6/2016 2:32:13 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:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:jYvpyfVKkJQcbMhE/Gu0IrXHgMxKb7CdjZTKwNKxtLKqqSQKCaRD7qPQLawDp:jYvQfbQcrLbH3KboTZYRLqSQ5aRD7qID

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.best-fun-soft.com/minecraft/gb/.../?dl=1

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