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installer_minecraft_english.exe

Zoobam

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installer_minecraft_english.exe by Zoobam 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 Tightrope WebInstall 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:
Zoobam  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8fb484bbe009254c1f8ccd847320f11d

SHA-1:
7483c3558b7cef0fdcadb0293ec973f7b026ab2d

SHA-256:
3dd6ce40c215faf7f2c8af079149f8e3d059dbae8686252a3afe8dcc00510aaf

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:
12/26/2024 1:07:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Zoobam.Bundler (M)
16.4.6.2

File size:
658.1 KB (673,880 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zoobam

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/16/2014 4:27:59 AM

Valid to:
10/16/2017 4:27:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Zoobam, O=Zoobam, L=Kirkland, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4EA9D31E75E043

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2015 7:35:11 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:94BS2ly9NKPRdegPsgQr/745jezvROTVo80d1WU1ntTxJ10gJ1TvzR0:9hhKeiHQr/s1uRCBQWMxDpR0

Entry address:
0x234A

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 78, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, E8, F8, FD, FF, FF, FF, 15, 30, 77, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 2C, 77, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 3D, 42, 00, E8, DD, F9, FF, FF, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, A0, 3C, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 0B, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 50, 71, 40, 00, 68, 00, 74, 40, 00, 68, A0, 34, 42, 00, E8, 5A, F3, FF, FF, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://vt00003.com.edgesuite.net/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=air&ua=chrome&ut=8139f7e48145d379ea71406df7027bb1&redir=1&p=REVTQ0FSR0FSRVM=&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9heC8xL2Rlc2NhcmdhcmVzL2VuZ2xpc2gvdXMtZmFjZWJvb2svY2hyb21lL21pbmVjcmFmdC9kLzQyNzkyYmE2Yzc3NDViYTRhYzI1YmY2NWQ1YjVlYjE0L2Fpci9uYS9uYS8xL2luc3RhbGxlcl9taW5lY3JhZnRfRW5nbGlzaC5leGU=&loop=1&r=4469196&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLmRlc2Nhcmdhci5lcy9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC8wMDMxMDAwMzExMDAzMTIvcGlpZC01NGYzNDQ3ZWM0OWRhMC45MTcyNDMxMi9heC8xL2Rlc2NhcmdhcmVzL2VuZ2xpc2gvdXMtZmFjZWJvb2svY2hyb21lL21pbmVjcmFmdC9kLzQyNzkyYmE2Yzc3NDViYTRhYzI1YmY2NWQ1YjVlYjE0L2Fpci9uYS9uYS8xL2luc3RhbGxlcl9taW5lY3JhZnRfRW5nbGlzaC5leGU=&aa=ax/1/descargares//&CF=76&BK=53&BH=11&BB=41&AJ=47&GG=4&BD=19&BM=91&AB=17&FM=72&s=

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