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minecraft-setup.exe

GOLDEN BANNERS

The application minecraft-setup.exe by GOLDEN BANNERS 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 Tomorrow Software Installer 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:
Tomorrow Software Installer  (signed by GOLDEN BANNERS)

Product:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Version:
2.0.0.1

MD5:
4390ccdbb64e014c5e3b40e036976f36

SHA-1:
854abd81de6397c5d48db60854e6fb7eb6e5f00b

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:
12/25/2024 6:26:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware (M)
17.2.9.18

File size:
875.6 KB (896,576 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\minecraft-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GOLDEN BANNERS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/10/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=GOLDEN BANNERS, O=GOLDEN BANNERS, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

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:
1C9D6194236D472E93E5D8BC2B85866A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/2/2014 8:10:47 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xC822

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 57, FD, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, A8, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 0D, A4, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 15, A0, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 9C, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 35, 98, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 94, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, C0, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, B4, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 90, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 8C...
 
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Entropy:
7.9569  (probably packed)

Code size:
51.5 KB (52,736 bytes)

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