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luckyblock.exe

Minecraft Projects Downloader

Dove Source (Fried Cooke Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application luckyblock.exe by Dove Source (Fried Cooke) has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.minecraft-downloads.com.
Publisher:
Minecraft Projects  (signed by Dove Source (Fried Cooke Ltd.))

Product:
Minecraft Projects Downloader

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34072

MD5:
f222aa4784db3248b5f7371f648aaa29

SHA-1:
a920f6ed2dfb3bfe840b219f2d6c334932858d8f

SHA-256:
659b4e2a577ae92d0699886bfdd1e17a04fa8f523379702e762d4868a13129d4

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
11/24/2024 12:26:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3219

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15124

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WC (variant)
9.11062

Norman
InstallCore.WTXG
11.20150124

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.installCore
15.3.18.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
36906

File size:
789.8 KB (808,728 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34072

Copyright:
Minecraft Projects

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Dove Source (Fried Cooke Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/5/2015 4:17:34 PM

Valid to:
1/6/2016 4:17:34 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121565CD3A6FF74126C58E5CFEFA7955821

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:93vtJR/gA5qKnphFOI4stymg57qBpQwfFEbzz4ypO:9/tJBjlnpmdsBqW7Q0EHkyo

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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Entropy:
7.8767

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.minecraft-downloads.com/.../luckyblock.exe

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