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minecraft-1.8.8.exe

Prog Application

Destiny Dream S.A.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraft-1.8.8.exe, “Prog Application Setup ” by Destiny Dream S.A 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. 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:
Internet Installer application   (signed by Destiny Dream S.A.)

Product:
Prog Application

Description:
Prog Application Setup

MD5:
04dde5f281d971dbdb9d0f6992cb4d3d

SHA-1:
7f334953fd10e053284436fff698eac326dcc56f

SHA-256:
9024e00c758568684061cb1f7733bd64ce6cab267bbcd090db2582271a340263

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:
4/23/2025 9:54:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DestinyDreamSA.Installer (M)
16.1.16.23

File size:
976.3 KB (999,752 bytes)

Product version:
5.1.7

Copyright:
Internet Web generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\minecraft-1.8.8.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Destiny Dream S.A.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/17/2015 1:55:11 PM

Valid to:
10/2/2016 3:36:18 PM

Subject:
CN=Destiny Dream S.A., O=Destiny Dream S.A., L=Clarens, S=Vaud, C=CH

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

Serial number:
11217A75EB912AE2167326222C18D9E2357F

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:L6HYo+yfBaFxibriCGYxXLLatcwjVPoh/hAb65lCap8tqhYrWth:L64/ypaSb1HNLLae++vYyJutiHv

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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 minecraft-1.8.8.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.quicksignvault.com/c?x=E8Ivp2ulIedTKyzXJbXsaV1Bnpz/pALG iEk0m/f6OE=&c=oIIi6ddQV0bl104SOMEtJq5pQDl4upqCGTDSNGGRwK o63tf25LJspq6JhKts0gWT7F4mVhVC19EKhr6jOSCX6n7uVTxro2uhcdBqF0 ICVEqa6kY4LLdoGD0iGtEpQr&downloadAs=minecraft-1.8.8.exe&fallback_url=http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1452963780/es/.../2/227519-1807427-minecraft.exe

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