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minecraft setup.exe

Minecraft

Download Helper

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 by Download Helper 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 AirInstaller Download Manager 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:
Download Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Minecraft

Version:
3.0.0.134

MD5:
dc3c0ea0b542d2e839383b470b64891c

SHA-1:
9378a575251e5fe5a5453167d046114728a00414

SHA-256:
06b8b6c4bd25652da0103ad29943c85a04213a5188d54071bd9ae6094aab942b

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:
12/26/2024 4:13:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)
16.7.12.22

File size:
1.1 MB (1,130,800 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.134

Copyright:
(c) Download Helper

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Helper

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/21/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/21/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Helper, O=Download Helper, STREET=536 Herald St Unit 308, L=Victoria, S=BC, PostalCode=V8W1S5, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
7403D5D9F1275B32252F3B40F9630A45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 6:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:oxGMrQJkHS9vz0XAsGa3nGMZO2xH5XWmVtM9Wdz4BE4PQxq:NxAXHsy0ykBE4Ixq

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9587

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://everydownload.softwaredelivery13.com/v2/click/39002879/?d=https://s3.amazonaws.com/latestversion/Minecraft.exe&sid=Minecraft-US&uid=8289108&key=c728f1e34da4e8053c70009ac7756f2466d32ce69811a8c1a62b6eef05def765&affiliate_image=&product_image=https://s3.amazonaws.com/wimagespb/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/05202504/product.png&n=Minecraft&filename=Minecraft Setup&done_url=http://thankufordownloading.com/thank-you/&cancel_url=http://thankufordownloading.com/.../

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