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minecraft setup.exe

Minecraft

Download Manager

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application minecraft setup.exe, “Minecraft ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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.

File name:

minecraft setup.exe

Publisher:

Download Manager (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Minecraft

Description:

Minecraft

Version:

2.0.4.69

MD5:

b8d945a41ab998c1c0521ada56edc9dc

SHA-1:

3952d1fbe11fcc987bb965fe274d68b586cdce9a

SHA-256:

6325365f11eeccbd018025d613d088c358d48fd9bc5516fae3d05122f63aeb97

Scanner detections:

29 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

12/25/2024 12:40:39 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

407

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

2015.05.28

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen7

8.3.1.6

avast!

PUP-gen [PUP]

2014.9-151224

AVG

Adware Generic_r

2016.0.2885

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

1.0.20.1790

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

22250

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4543

9.0.1.0358

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.15.12.24.06

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.A.gen

v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2015-24-12_5

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

15.12.25

IKARUS anti.virus

PUA.AirAdInstaller

t3scan.1.9.2.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.204.16045

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Generic

14.0.0.921

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2015.12.24.06

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.4

16.0.0.1074

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dbsrnc

0.30.24.1636

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.825768

15.05.27.01

Qihoo 360 Security

Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3

12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.DownloadManager.Bundler (M)

15.12.24.18

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.151222

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.14

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782985

40552

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.76

2.0.0.2190

File size:

817.9 KB (837,544 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.69

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\minecraft setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/8/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

12/17/2013 2:10:42 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:bddjBQcqQV8/0+2PeW+zrAHSVl3fLQWdWtorDRJRuyT81g8L:JdjBlVx+2PzsflvDOop3ZM

Entry address:

0x25F7B0

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, D0, 59, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, E6, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8791

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

780 KB (798,720 bytes)

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

http://www.trustydownloads.com/.../Minecraft-Setup.exe

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