minecraft launcher by anjocaido.exe

Download Helper

New IT Limited

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application minecraft launcher by anjocaido.exe by New IT Limited 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 New IT Desktop Setup 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:
New IT Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
Download Helper

Version:
1, 1, 0, 0

MD5:
e21310e5f8705567dfd37c9958c93564

SHA-1:
4e0ef244990fd3e4cbccc0a982653cf91f009186

SHA-256:
d8e1b21c0e525ba32482672241cb9823292ae78b38dec712ad64da0cd6d85a6a

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 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:
11/8/2024 10:33:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.NewIT.Bundler (M)
16.7.7.23

File size:
670.4 KB (686,448 bytes)

Product version:
1, 1, 0, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\minecraft launcher by anjocaido.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/16/2012 3:16:05 PM

Valid to:
11/16/2013 1:30:34 PM

Subject:
CN=New IT Limited, O=New IT Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B2A165690BBAA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2013 5:25:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8hdsll5H+iYbHW7CQV1POhmmp+ZGnTtmg3Fxx7JvdakTNacsvHN:8hiH+iYb27CQjcmi+QnTN3vJxdjpaDN

Entry address:
0xC28D

Entry point:
E8, BB, 45, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 14, 24, 42, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, F6, 05, E4, 23, 42, 00, 01, 56, 74, 08, 6A, 0A, E8, 4C, 35, 00, 00, 59, E8, 75, 46, 00, 00, 85, C0, 74, 08, 6A, 16, E8, 77, 46, 00, 00, 59, F6, 05, E4, 23, 42, 00, 02, 0F, 84, CA, 00, 00, 00, 89, 85, E0, FD, FF, FF, 89, 8D, DC, FD, FF, FF, 89, 95, D8, FD, FF, FF, 89, 9D, D4, FD, FF, FF, 89, B5, D0, FD, FF, FF, 89, BD, CC, FD, FF, FF, 66, 8C, 95, F8, FD, FF, FF, 66, 8C, 8D, EC, FD, FF...
 
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Code size:
102 KB (104,448 bytes)

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