minecraftsetup.exe

Delivery X Apps

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 Delivery X Apps has been detected as adware by 10 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Minecraft but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Delivery X Apps  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1b7b44eea5744fe69a00bdbf9dccf6d4

SHA-1:
6ff402471465982496c3f0acd03bce880a2d2e59

SHA-256:
672502c4935e1c257247b3d2fb22b5f03ac7832d7027f317591eba8b134aba2c

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 7:13:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.182.198

avast!
Malware-gen
150303-0

AVG
Potentially harmful program Toolbar.MySearchDial
2016.0.3177

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QF (variant)
9.10659

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.6.14.16

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.MySearchDial
t3scan.1.8.6.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ironSource
15.3.8.9

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
34232

File size:
794 KB (813,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

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:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/22/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/23/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Delivery X Apps, O=Delivery X Apps, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=65113, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
60518442F2B7C03A25A392B296DC84F8

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):
24576:lJoRS/F2OtwN+KH/b2jTZ+wucXyReIrP:lKM/F0TsTZ+DcXyR7

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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