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minecraft-installer.exe

Boot Compute

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application minecraft-installer.exe, “Software Installer ” by Boot Compute 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 Adknowledge Fusion 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:
Software Installer   (signed by Boot Compute)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
b8f18a9fee7a4f82019e12e5aadf3cd0

SHA-1:
140372c0f80b60ec8a231699cee0eabac8dca714

SHA-256:
76b280acc4d877453480e11cfa5b43698e253e3fe88444326b94182aad970158

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/14/2024 3:22:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.BootComp.Bundler (M)
16.6.8.9

File size:
256.4 KB (262,520 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 Software Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Boot Compute

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/23/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Boot Compute, O=Boot Compute, STREET="4600 Madison Ave, 10th FL", L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
059AEF62ABD7F83178378663E98BDE5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/7/2014 12:00:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:0pyrNQk552iZVK46YOsrmEDke4HJViL/z37Fj7N1B39wGslrj:Sk2iv6eTDkbJqL3J7HgGsRj

Entry address:
0x13C7F

Entry point:
E8, BE, 05, 00, 00, E9, D7, FC, FF, FF, CC, FF, 25, 54, 61, 41, 00, 68, E9, 3C, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 1C, B0, 41, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, 68, 2A, 38, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1727

Code size:
81.5 KB (83,456 bytes)

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

http://freefastsoftware.com/track/install?subid=download minecraft&source=google_minecraft-search-us-download-broad-51303248300&adprovider=google_freefastsoftware.com&gclid=CNienYDgz8ACFQeKaQodQgsAeg&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller7.com/g/.../Minecraft-Installer.exe

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