minecraft-setup-win.exe

Soft

Delta Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application minecraft-setup-win.exe, “Soft Setup ” by Delta Mode (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. 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 Program   (signed by Delta Mode (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Soft

Description:
Soft Setup

Version:
4.7.1.1

MD5:
720941fc59db2e08ea268ca4216df78e

SHA-1:
f9c81735ae2eb536ffe0c732724910b749b2e359

SHA-256:
fdf0c300e1d0bef1972c57591829fe541c8c65e042369770791d8eccec73dfdc

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:
11/27/2024 6:33:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.Installer (M)
15.12.23.21

File size:
972.7 KB (996,032 bytes)

Product version:
5.5.1

Copyright:
Internet Soft Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\minecraft-setup-win.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
9/10/2015 9:41:11 AM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 9:41:11 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121FC05E7F190060BBB1C537AEB499B4E03

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GQ2pIvtO1zDtLApmWJUnExDqY82xBcDbCsEd8LTq/kDGCD+0zlEk8YJFvmq+wD3R:GQ2yVO1BAjU0+2xODbHh3qFqZmerN

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9160

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file minecraft-setup-win.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.dlsignapps.com/c?x=ovKffgF/XBVM5iCVsUeUOk8/NGH3szXZBwORJCzKyEE=&c=916izv3tRXbNfQcLj0ROl6ZfpbAdihNnnlXRU1MQRvi8KSF2LRTi4g1zknVj4KmkypTht9gqYAOTk0rRXZS6TruBbZmokN0fukzg1Zv4wmtbtQaViOKhqTWA7HAtQzgjkExSZDTWuTI7mW3DADqyDw==&downloadAs=minecraft-setup-win.exe&fallback_url=http://www.freedownloadpc.com/minecraft/.../start.php

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