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installer_minecraft_spanish.exe

Gec

Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer_minecraft_spanish.exe, “Gec Setup ” by Source Beta (Fried Cookie) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Kilorone   (signed by Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Gec

Description:
Gec Setup

Version:
2.8.2.0

MD5:
33f32a72cb8c92f69eccf7cc2a1ffce8

SHA-1:
deed1643094161187e126dffdb3b927046d3067f

SHA-256:
284e13c1c29f1e95283079032ada7440f6ee2627ae49e1b41213287f260dea02

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
1/9/2025 7:57:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.3.24.14

File size:
1.1 MB (1,154,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\installer_minecraft_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 2:35:36 PM

Valid to:
7/7/2016 6:10:22 PM

Subject:
CN=Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Source Beta (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121F87C06A1FA58E25ACBC0D796540139D0

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):
24576:JmSglSwRkwGlt8DB9l00NeC8dlPCrykfjiDnj00++IU764zosJ:JXMXR98tC9Bod5a54zosJ

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.grabnowbundle.com/c?x=7Hjg2uK8UCJJRYX8b03Cp6ys7uaDV3weA FdIz6 P3k=&c=GFe/lSdrbWQyXJFaLa5erb1O/oiGoq22fjxF0fEeaek4ZUOnyWOYMvWMGYlM1BefJ313HhAuQGZwa0raCuPvVCbSy DXGsGrqCIScOKiAgTq9iODIAKpS3aeJT9bTWLR4TRhyTX1Yc0d2uEZpqXtjJTb5tFcXjm2EvlrBltmAhFhYtWSIKgxygg2XkvdalzS&downloadAs=installer_minecraft_Spanish.exe&fallback_url=http://xmlinstcp-fpm.portal-factory.com/cmd/error_ic.php?xrip=83.29.51.9&countrya2=PL&partner=DESCARGARES&origen=SEO&program=Minecraft&3dparty_channel=DESCAR00Z5b0b05429c254d461e8648156abaf6a7&ou=http://minecraft.descargar.es&du=http://download.descargar.es/.../down.php?country=PL&hostname=minecraft.descargar.es&lang=es&langutf8=Spanish&logourl=/icoinstall/programs/029-minecraft.png&logoex=/icoinstall/logosex/minecfrat.bmp&ua=chrome&software=Minecraft&origen=0&key=ee1c1&url_download=http://pf.vitplatform.com/crawled_soft/2/2/228412-678853-minecra

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