minecraft-32-bits.exe

Installer

No Zebra Network Ltda.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraft-32-bits.exe, “Installer Setup ” by No Zebra Networka has been detected as adware 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 installCore 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.
Publisher:
Software Internet   (signed by No Zebra Network Ltda.)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

MD5:
a679a1258b121ed6d4926ff837ee1054

SHA-1:
be1b1b53355e078bdd8e032053b6b94f3b88efb0

SHA-256:
85ac1a2c033fff7203a61c8111f58970677068a96c6f3df1346fb715e2aefc6b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/25/2024 8:55:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.1.24.3

File size:
677.6 KB (693,856 bytes)

Product version:
1.7.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\minecraft-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/11/2015 12:34:11 PM

Valid to:
5/11/2016 12:34:11 PM

Subject:
CN=No Zebra Network Ltda., O=No Zebra Network Ltda., L=Curitiba, C=BR

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11218B40A296C3094611F9B665DA87B93D0C

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

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file minecraft-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.wholegrubhouse.com/c?x= LIQM5SnFbNojmVt89T6TCZfAN3Dhx1hPlXoAUbe4t0=&c=ZamsMvZoTIAfehhwzPbfKJZsnl/jvpbprNTywEbdT2zmIQSyfQWPrFcCBRMoVK2GRxxDnL9VqgShjpsIsW8Ofg==&downloadAs=minecraft-32-bits.exe&fallback_url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/.../Minecraft.exe

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