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icreinstall_installer_minecraft_english.exe

Max Setup

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_installer_minecraft_english.exe by Max Setup 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. 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.
Publisher:
Max Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
faeb3ac333b77271025fab0c88eaa578

SHA-1:
9cd920666018f3b06f8fbc5e3f0a7f52a02a9d44

SHA-256:
f732481bc728e8bef719e911050817d08e94b4d7cdecf9fa6e55cb3d0f5084dc

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Utilizes the InstallCore download manager that may bundle various adware-type offers.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 4:31:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MaxSetup (M)
16.3.26.19

File size:
664.3 KB (680,288 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\icreinstall_installer_minecraft_english.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Max Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/19/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Max Setup, O=Max Setup, STREET=Lilinblum 28 St., L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00E1E5F01EE629316FA34A57A9BFC9D59E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/QFagXo9kMjxKDZW5CUI5krZrp9X2e9vwdAQldiNB5P2V6gyXPV8CFed/:/QFNXo9xUDw5RwdLdiXwV28l

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:
7.8532

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.filewin.net/.../down.php?numar=114&p=ie-dnm

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to os.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdnus.solvefile.com  (207.189.109.121:80)

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