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minecraft-setup.exe

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The application minecraft-setup.exe by WebInstall 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dw.com.com.
Publisher:
WebInstall  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b662c19850e7aa1f575f553d060d3723

SHA-1:
99875e4357b6af233255d8427b7247aed7594289

SHA-256:
3c2883cf7f743dc875e2eff56cd48a58ddcb137d96332493014420e3d4af8880

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.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 12:36:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebInsta.Installer (M)
16.7.6.16

File size:
574.8 KB (588,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebInstall

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/16/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/17/2013 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WebInstall, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WebInstall, 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:
7A2D6C74203EB866B7DC1BC33568BE48

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 9:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:tiqXIELz6dIfaBUSAXnLqJLwD3bxWTOxlUgbPr9wh:tigIsz6dLUt3LqJwD3N+7wPra

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9340

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://dw.com.com/redir?edId=3&siteId=4&oId=3028-20416_4-75446433&ontId=20416_4&spi=d4d6c005e06be61a5c9005299dd7cd2c&lop=google_sem&tag=sem_dlnow&pid=13044767&mfgId=10145641&merId=10145641&pguid=UW@ZzwoOYJAAAAuiBYQAAAFl&destUrl=http://.../dlcom?psetid=75446433&geo

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