minecraft - enderdragon fan challenge!_10924_i5533171_il345.exe

Runner Utility

TECHNOINOX LTD

This is the Amonetize download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application minecraft - enderdragon fan challenge!_10924_i5533171_il345.exe by TECHNOINOX 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 Amonetize Downloader installer. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install. 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:
Dummy, Ltd.  (signed by TECHNOINOX LTD)

Product:
Runner Utility

Version:
1.0.0.153

MD5:
cbb9ffce2981af853e1c802ebac66d94

SHA-1:
da5f6ff3e3d84994af0f6e5bc92216c856793152

SHA-256:
518f89c7df0316fb0ce7e2567e92f0e785ec9b9531766135cc702ebe36521498

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:
11/16/2024 12:41:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonetize (M)
17.3.15.20

File size:
239 KB (244,752 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.153

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
runner.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Amonetize Downloader

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\minecraft - enderdragon fan challenge!_10924_i5533171_il345.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/9/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/10/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TECHNOINOX LTD, O=TECHNOINOX LTD, L=Novomoskovsk, S=Novomoskovsk, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
289382C761C954AB4B4868F20770B328

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/13/2014 10:22:43 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x17082

Entry point:
E8, 01, 94, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 60, 5E, 43, 00, E8, 28, 5B, 00, 00, E8, C7, 34, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 94, 93, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 7D, 66, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.5206

Code size:
169 KB (173,056 bytes)