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win-install_minecraft modloader_1.0.exe

Freemium GmbH

The application win-install_minecraft modloader_1.0.exe by Freemium GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Covus 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.win-install.com a known adware distribution point operated by FIRSERIA, S.L..
Publisher:
Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fe90fc2a61c797478a4118a03341cefa

SHA-1:
1540480a78daf4353e4205413b06e9789a7bb590

SHA-256:
f8a3fd3d8a6c9d433b026cfd15d2988faab84d434b07b36dd182135543c25f24

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/24/2024 2:50:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.Freemium.Bundler (M)
15.10.24.19

File size:
552 KB (565,216 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\win-install_minecraft modloader_1.0.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/29/2014 10:41:38 AM

Valid to:
12/29/2015 10:41:38 AM

Subject:
CN=Freemium GmbH, O=Freemium GmbH, L=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00FEAC9D237F1C5C86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/22/2015 12:01:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:pIYIzUcD+70wCTrEgFUvA0Hg7ZvkP+zvYMN3Xo:ezDWuEgFAuZvUavY0o

Entry address:
0x151DC

Entry point:
E8, 74, 7A, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 48, D5, 45, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, A8, D1, 45, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, B8, 02, 48, 00, 89, 0D, B4, 02, 48, 00, 89, 15, B0, 02, 48, 00, 89, 1D, AC, 02, 48, 00, 89, 35, A8, 02, 48, 00, 89, 3D...
 
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Entropy:
6.9252

Code size:
365.5 KB (374,272 bytes)

The file win-install_minecraft modloader_1.0.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.win-install.com/modloader-for-minecraft/download/.../bing

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