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MinecraftTbSetup.exe

ADLSoft

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application MinecraftTbSetup.exe by ADLSoft has been detected as adware by 6 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:
d747a60f4d6b248b4687593200a70621

SHA-1:
cf77d31ebcec7d07879f57dc7b14fb102692619d

SHA-256:
804040f1c631880f17604e29e8e87f932a0a0d8ed7181a93da530af18ffdd6d5

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
4/19/2024 11:54:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.InstallC
2015.0.3506

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0102

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JP (variant)
8.9670

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.04.12.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ADLSoft.Q
14.8.8.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
28208

File size:
789.5 KB (808,432 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ADLSoft

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/20/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/25/2014 7:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:fnvpA8frjvPwUprY7e3k1/tu9gq+U5099oIO04pF2moKuJAApeznR/xz879dn:fnvLjvPwPCU1/g9gqCb62moMAp2z8r

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:
7.8771

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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

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