minecraft-1.9--the-combat-update-lnstall.exe

GIGA Digital AG

The application minecraft-1.9--the-combat-update-lnstall.exe by GIGA Digital AG has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from secure.giga-downloads.de.
Publisher:
GIGA Digital AG  (signed and verified)

MD5:
efabb84ebc7158f9c92a2019df3ea936

SHA-1:
eaaec7b05b2e8416bbcf3f42e8bdf3e90e8dd842

SHA-256:
d670bb87cb8cd13f8e9ca23f1409fd392cda26df5ba41975d5950b327465a7c8

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.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 10:46:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.8.4.21

File size:
1023.1 KB (1,047,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\minecraft-1.9--the-combat-update-lnstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
8/20/2014 11:55:00 AM

Valid to:
8/5/2015 10:51:36 AM

Subject:
CN=GIGA Digital AG, O=GIGA Digital AG, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
048B1852D36EE8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/29/2014 2:08:58 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ZmYms3XJ4ZhKWL1hbrj3xg1AJde7dHsTKaOTw4kfmkoUVAG:ZmYmiXJAY41ydiTX54Gm/sH

Entry address:
0x27B090

Entry point:
60, BE, 15, 40, 58, 00, 8D, BE, EB, CF, E7, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
992 KB (1,015,808 bytes)

The file minecraft-1.9--the-combat-update-lnstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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