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minecraftsetup.exe

PersonalCleaner

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 PersonalCleaner has been detected as adware by 12 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:
PersonalCleaner  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7b9a8fab04332d6447e49db7dd84ef89

SHA-1:
ffb96e86476435774dc73f88f75ceb4bea33db5d

SHA-256:
bebf05c18ca89ec6cf56df71852b4313478961de233b42ddb16c732dc7756375

Scanner detections:
12 / 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 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:
4/19/2024 6:51:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.164.128

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3398

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0210

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PK potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.AE
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of ICReinstall_PdfCreatorSetup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.5

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12775

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.InstallCore
14.0.0.3485

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PersonalCleaner
v2014.07.29.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.PersonalCleaner.O
14.7.29.22

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
31208

File size:
687 KB (703,536 bytes)

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:
PersonalCleaner

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/2/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/3/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PersonalCleaner, O=PersonalCleaner, STREET=28A Lillinblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
685F7E727ED51E9A38F37A50DC276FF3

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:roFafU8L2nSD0fNIGDRJQWduaT4/6pMCn+E8Eky4XmAfhyls9c:roFU+kCfbuoY6pMa0Y4XmAfhylT

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8387

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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