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minecraft_pcgdemo.exe

Freemium GmbH

The application minecraft_pcgdemo.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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Minecraft but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from download7.freefiles-3.de.
Publisher:
Freemium GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
471f9d0cd3cae7668f75aa80d3400db7

SHA-1:
9deed199cc2d0f2ddb1cbb90d99a0c71d0b8fb73

SHA-256:
ba41a13ad4c1d1ab4b9280428d1fe63cc1a0b61e7bde51aca5689173f0a71cd6

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
5/19/2024 11:12:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus (M)
17.3.16.8

File size:
529.7 KB (542,408 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Covus

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freemium GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/5/2016 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/12/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Freemium GmbH, O=Freemium GmbH, STREET=Schwedter Straße 9a, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10119, C=DE

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

Serial number:
00BCEDCE129E9AA236BBF4BC059A58BA55

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/21/2017 12:01:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x1472C

Entry point:
E8, 14, 7B, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 50, 65, 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, B8, 61, 45, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, B8, A2, 47, 00, 89, 0D, B4, A2, 47, 00, 89, 15, B0, A2, 47, 00, 89, 1D, AC, A2, 47, 00, 89, 35, A8, A2, 47, 00, 89, 3D...
 
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Code size:
339 KB (347,136 bytes)

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

http://download7.freefiles-3.de/chipeu/en/.../minecraft_pcgdemo.exe

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