minecraftsetup.exe

Software Installer

Internet

The application minecraftsetup.exe, “Software Installer Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 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 unipdfconverter.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Internet

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer Setup

MD5:
0919097cc0c99572f302d8ec9002a02e

SHA-1:
70aa4fb39715fb54064daebc583dc721ab9941f2

SHA-256:
1b8586b08add69a374aefc305d23e1a931ac04be28172ca5706885e6d05c48e1

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/26/2024 2:01:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
150319-1

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15529

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.ZD potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
15.8.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.8.6.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Meta
15.5.28.23

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0508
7.2.149

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

File size:
684.4 KB (700,850 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\minecraftsetup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:AuLbp3+GUe+c6zXApcPNApOuR45aXoZufYcW2y41VYSHSMo4MeXoxa7w8FdS:AIb9Ce+c6zxPmpOs6aYcL3XhHSMoXtxf

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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Entropy:
7.8824

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 2 URLs.

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