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minecraft-setup-win.exe

Program Application

MaxPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd)

The application minecraft-setup-win.exe, “Program Application Setup ” by MaxPlatform (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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Minecraft but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Internet Software   (signed by MaxPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd))

Product:
Program Application

Description:
Program Application Setup

Version:
3.4.2.5

MD5:
323911473c113d316945811fbf3f0d36

SHA-1:
dcfe8b97b1c7d5e23fd9ede0d5ffa504a0498276

SHA-256:
e6465b5b27f9bde15b41857200aec83c332b7473919064ee330e5c7a8a45e9ef

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 5:43:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
15.12.26.10

File size:
985.8 KB (1,009,432 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

Copyright:
Application Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MaxPlatform (New Media Holdings Ltd)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/26/2015 7:36:23 AM

Valid to:
5/26/2016 7:36:23 AM

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

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

Serial number:
112123729F758781FB241170374BCE1C3150

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:apSKzZAQO6Mje1Lkb/HNcdQbFId+jA0dUYy5jnk2s8TzZtgvB:apNkHSkb/LbFHjbq5jbskUv

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9124

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.dlsignapps.com/c?x=chOg9p1Jh9ubaY25I2BtRhFHkK1AZMZDaSPj24NIMf8=&c=wuHwnyKh35cZ3TGZDW1zd4jJpEAR8dtSS0WbN/h0vsKxy5cr1U7s8K6IvfjeVVMJw1bEk5UeNqgiMHv9I982Zf/zdo2AxD QYEc95c2fL/OYyZHPZe7OB0Lh8NrIg 2gO94auNGMsVW3Pj7G5h2Kgg==&downloadAs=minecraft-setup-win.exe&fallback_url=http://www.freedownloadpc.com/minecraft/.../start.php

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