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Nos

InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application minecraft-1.9.exe, “Nos Setup ” by InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings) 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:
Fanetet   (signed by InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Nos

Description:
Nos Setup

Version:
3.4.1.2

MD5:
8ee88dab047801c32bd14e03322cd380

SHA-1:
8669dd515a2ab25b61d4beb77beb2baada1ae468

SHA-256:
590db97066681088943f115057f96e007e02c7b78887099384023894007f748b

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:
11/27/2024 8:41:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.7.30.20

File size:
960.2 KB (983,288 bytes)

Product version:
4.7.0

Copyright:
File wizard

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\minecraft-1.9.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/15/2016 6:40:35 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2017 5:28:33 PM

Subject:
CN=InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=InstallSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
1121F59EA8A6B04CAE5E738F6CB09D295BDB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:GqijvqjOjWBCSVmN489Oom3c1jxkWaVXFDmy:GjGjOjWBKjOFCxkWaLq

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.softwareapplicationheart.com/c?x=uyGrBQRH0czNOAYfR2yffpm1eXUNuBsvJkri3CKFeqM=&c=gN/S7 pWCuDDQBBPWwmFHNzRUmnZmxJiwt3f1Q4/3AJaTO/MKuvh0n5xVwDMeqQtU02MyT8nSnAFLcssbrGbgZ9rBHY1jot/7C8wcCspTNu17UV0FhsrnA7flvl54jxb267nkKBIMQuaTcK VZxTKQ==&e=0&downloadAs=minecraft-1.9.exe&fallback_url=http://pf.benjaminstrahs.com/s/1467311630/en/.../2/227519-1809098-minecraft.msi

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