minecraft launcher by skybeat.exe

The executable minecraft launcher by skybeat.exe has been detected as malware by 13 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from download2085.mediafire.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
a72dba6ce96b888f059766202afeb6e2

SHA-1:
ea2a65f5974e88ae8ee317f1351c6e2034ae48b6

SHA-256:
fa25b8390856f758eb78f4903bb02cdef2f82b909395e79785b0f8c7faf20f45

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 2:25:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.285
359

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
8.3.2.4

Arcabit
Trojan.Symmi.285
1.0.0.624

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Symmi.285
1.0.20.205

Clam AntiVirus
Worm.Autorun-4406
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Java.Jacksbot.40
9.0.1.041

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.285
8.16.02.10.11

ESET NOD32
Java/GameTool.A potentially unsafe
10.12637

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Symmi.285
11.2016-10-02_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Symmi.285
16.2.25

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Symmi.285
17.0.0.123

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Jacksbot.doypgp
0.30.26.4751

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1077

File size:
526 KB (538,650 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/9/2012 10:19:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:eK2mhAMJ/cPlUoxXSdNBzgmWOkvTcnYbp1IUcVNt39gCdGDYNN:P2O/Gl5x6NOmWOkviYbp6N/geGENN

Entry address:
0xAC87

Entry point:
E8, E3, FE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 50, 50, 50, 50, E8, 9F, 30, 00, 00, C3, 56, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, F1, 8B, CF, 89, 3E, E8, 8F, AB, FF, FF, 89, 46, 08, 89, 56, 0C, 8B, 87, 24, 0C, 00, 00, 89, 46, 10, 5F, 8B, C6, 5E, C2, 04, 00, 8B, C1, 8B, 08, 8B, 50, 10, 3B, 91, 24, 0C, 00, 00, 75, 0D, 6A, 00, FF, 70, 0C, FF, 70, 08, E8, 0E, B1, FF, FF, C3, 56, 8B, F1, 8B, 06, 85, C0, 74, 07, 50, FF, 15, C4, 40, 41, 00, 83, 26, 00, 83, 66, 08, 00, 83, 66, 0C, 00, 5E, C3, 56, 8B, F1, 80, 7E, 04, 00, 75, 34, 68, F4, 44, 41, 00...
 
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Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

The file minecraft launcher by skybeat.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://download2085.mediafire.com/4bjxa4on3hpg/.../Minecraft Launcher By Skybeat.exe

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