icreinstall_minecraft_installer.exe

Program

New Software S.C. Marek Lubas, Mateusz Ponikowski

The installer utilizes InstallCore which may bundle about 3-4 offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application icreinstall_minecraft_installer.exe, “Program Setup ” by New Software S.C. Marek Lubas, Mateusz Ponikowski 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:
Web Installer   (signed by New Software S.C. Marek Lubas, Mateusz Ponikowski)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
1.5.4.1

MD5:
fe2d459b69678cd2cb45991dbca74541

SHA-1:
2ae53bfafb91f1eecae30e0ba70de5ba7cf5361b

SHA-256:
6423de721f2ed04fd8d9fa7bf0982de6c9ecce0c10126e31a80cbf853cf0b103

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
12/27/2024 3:00:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.11.28.5

File size:
721.5 KB (738,808 bytes)

Product version:
5.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/1/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/2/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="New Software S.C. Marek Lubas, Mateusz Ponikowski", OU=IT, O="New Software S.C. Marek Lubas, Mateusz Ponikowski", L=Zielona Gora, S=lubuskie, C=PL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2D5F68CDFE47A9D1B10133EB02E9A881

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aFRGn6QDzDUhNgS7Sg65p86nj/RjYJK/QO0lKfidDkdF4VKO9mVOrtH89Ma8YLa5:aFRw69YR5pVtsg/+sidIg9BwMS+1QE

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 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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