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installer_minecraft_english.exe

Minecraft

Install Helper

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer 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 Install Helper 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 Vittalia DM 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:
Install Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Minecraft

Version:
3.0.0.86

MD5:
3875a17cc4fe01a7106e0fe68409f34c

SHA-1:
8bdaaebce9c499f8b45f5e0e92fe6ab2c2b1bd98

SHA-256:
32fe6f4054db4fcd8f461710a4cb6428d69dd7f77c4c6c2d6d57e57d6abb0f02

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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 12:53:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.InstallH (M)
16.6.27.9

File size:
844.7 KB (864,928 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.86

Copyright:
(c) Install Helper

Original file name:
installer_minecraft_English.exe.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
engleski (SAD)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Helper

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/29/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/30/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Helper, O=Install Helper, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
7CC3624C218D0B5B8DB87F5E4E3521B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/11/2015 9:08:29 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:qU1cpTLUHmgpf11uQVCoCTZ9KFAwle91sc9PIAD:B1cpEGWuQVLCPKFg91lPIAD

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
478.5 KB (489,984 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=77f5a2e8c8ceb98b3aac049b6d193ded&p=REVTQ0FSR0FSRVM=&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9heC8xL2Rlc2NhcmdhcmVzL2VuZ2xpc2gvdXMtZmFjZWJvb2svY2hyb21lL21pbmVjcmFmdC9kLzQyNzkyYmE2Yzc3NDViYTRhYzI1YmY2NWQ1YjVlYjE0L2Fpci9uYS9uYS8wL2luc3RhbGxlcl9taW5lY3JhZnRfRW5nbGlzaC5leGU=&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLmRlc2Nhcmdhci5lcy9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC8wMDMxMDAwMzExMDAzMTIvcGlpZC01NTAwYTU4YWRlNDFjMC42Nzc5MDYwMC9heC8xL2Rlc2NhcmdhcmVzL2VuZ2xpc2gvdXMtZmFjZWJvb2svY2hyb21lL21pbmVjcmFmdC9kLzQyNzkyYmE2Yzc3NDViYTRhYzI1YmY2NWQ1YjVlYjE0L2Fpci9uYS9uYS8wL2luc3RhbGxlcl9taW5lY3JhZnRfRW5nbGlzaC5leGU=&redir=1&loop=1&r=3173334&aa=ax/1/descargares//&KC=19&GJ=9&NF=51&JE=60&GI=46&IE=26&EK=94&FF=56&JB=93&CF=25&s=

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