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install_minecraft.exe

Kreapixel

The application install_minecraft.exe, “install_minecraft” by Kreapixel has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from ressource.illyx.com.
Publisher:
Kreapixel  (signed and verified)

Description:
install_minecraft

Version:
2.6.0.0

MD5:
9279c7ce3a44074fff5181cf99beddac

SHA-1:
c0913c32a56832cefff7bcef7e011f11ecf18068

SHA-256:
fba73e663fe27d8fb3e256fd2ea0de9595426d8969b5c26e4f2d932f94bb1ed2

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.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:21:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Kreapixel (M)
17.1.24.8

File size:
481.8 KB (493,392 bytes)

Product version:
3.3.10.2

Copyright:
©1999-2013 Jonathan Bennett & AutoIt Team

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kreapixel

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/28/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/29/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Kreapixel, OU=24, O=Kreapixel, L=Bergerac, S=Dordogne, C=FR

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

Serial number:
73E829C616F33571512B97CC95565619

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2014 12:16:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0xFB000

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 4A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, F5, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
340 KB (348,160 bytes)

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

http://ressource.illyx.com/setup/EASYSOFT/SOFT/.../install_minecraft.exe

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