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minecraft-1.8.8.exe

Installer

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, “Installer 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:
Program   (signed by Destiny Dream S.A.)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
2.7.5.1

MD5:
dcc4231fca8f00f8b2e71ab62bce66ef

SHA-1:
aedf15e19811940ef05ccdd6d80272242aaef6a7

SHA-256:
c3594a8d14a0b0267afc826a250a92784e167cbdd30a7ada082e729dd41435e9

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:
11/17/2024 4:28:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DestinyDreamSA.Installer (M)
16.3.5.7

File size:
996.4 KB (1,020,336 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.3

Copyright:
Internet Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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:Jgv5JaHhFwOELdMlIJgoCXtrosH9pLO0BZ+tFnFMEE:JgvSB5ELoIJgJUsHDLOnFFLE

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 minecraft-1.8.8.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.appsdeliverycentral.com/c?x=TsfpHpSjahfu/MMpgzn49isqXWK1Z379FlhQFTAYKd0=&c=PYa9AcLRcIrmydjXpabIciBfpKzsS4LMl17Hjqnitu7L3UbSfrOkz02uFZvp0SCZ6f3SmtWKsZvLxrqo/Sz4cD5pxbMjld2/wA6XjxTqDfJNGKl0YiUjZTkQKS1NB0zhSmaXetcecjKDtMlLil/YPQ==&downloadAs=minecraft-1.8.8.exe&fallback_url=http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1452270965/fr/.../2/227519-1807427-minecraft.exe

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