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Max Criteria (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application minecraft-41028-dp.exe, “Generic Setup ” by Max Criteria (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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Minecraft but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Installer Program Software   (signed by Max Criteria (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Generic

Description:
Generic Setup

Version:
2.7.5.6

MD5:
775383739fdf53c2841c329856f848be

SHA-1:
6ada12bea1c7f1a59b661a3c980e0b696a43e4f7

SHA-256:
2b9a3589805423249f7c4e92f59d1b7783f325f271b6b4d4419c494b4eb4654a

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 7:13:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.4.16.1

File size:
946.2 KB (968,952 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.2

Copyright:
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-41028-dp.exe

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

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 12:45:30 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 5:30:43 PM

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

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

Serial number:
1121BACE632783DC06E036DCE1D36E1F3AE0

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):
24576:1tEv13apWutlTPNv9dxz0jmpqy+pL+qrv8Ypq2E4V435:1yxv+Z9dxImMyo+qVbg5

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-41028-dp.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.deliveryvaultsclear.com/c?x=GwIDu72Hzypg2WfLQsBfdz9ecywWtXoW/yap6VkHbN8=&c=UXQ8GgQRI6weet2nTIn6YyIs9FBqQJ/Kul4Dzt94yXWUxXlOWrG750WreOxr02Lo5uWzLif7ZAluUdjOk50jzdSorb8sI5aE6LDrpqsjNGRYk6v8Vxpe00PCnpvAsAsJqpWxOQwDUHREG9mR6Nj4qw==&fallback_url=https://launcher.mojang.com/.../MinecraftInstaller.msi&downloadAs=Minecraft-41028-dp.exe

http://www.townappdelivery.com/c?x=OSN/EJLGCOaXV419428mgWbvNLQDgCuKzFyPiBXVJ4k=&c=fWhheS1srtb52j6HDI8mNBSn5tPjdGSrIUj/a2GkkZCZzqeWYY6xfDflJxbHwVqDCBzt/ebvD3DiVl9tJHFeBG4n9UFIHAXsWB4Q2wk2/Dg9MCBaDyPfBuWh9dH1mC1Xb7zGoTQ1z55U/ABwWW3VgQ==&fallback_url=https://launcher.mojang.com/.../MinecraftInstaller.msi&downloadAs=Minecraft-41028-dp.exe

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