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minecraft-setup.exe

Safe Install Software

The application minecraft-setup.exe by Safe Install Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadnet255.com.
Publisher:
Safe Install Software  (signed and verified)

Product:
Safe Install Software

Version:
21.3.7.865

MD5:
7b3d4470624435136d369dbbbc465d80

SHA-1:
ab15338641c096018cb1d7eacfbb9abd47e26418

SHA-256:
bd2b29a72e347a84dff23131b7bb2bd1f9ed3d12b81c1eb1b537dcca10d9b952

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:
1/4/2025 10:12:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.SafeInstallSoftware.Installer (M)
16.2.2.11

File size:
891.9 KB (913,304 bytes)

Product version:
21.3.7.865

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\minecraft-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Install Software

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/2/2015 11:05:38 PM

Valid to:
9/5/2016 1:47:46 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Install Software, O=Safe Install Software, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00E7829E9AC810013E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/21/2014 12:12:55 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:u1Ypyr09k/tTscSHzWdj/gShGRsohY+hmlTW:QAyrYcAzqgoGGcY+ol

Entry address:
0x14F6

Entry point:
E8, C5, CC, 00, 00, E9, E8, C4, 00, 00, 81, EC, 1C, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 8B, AC, 24, 28, 02, 00, 00, 56, 57, 6A, 01, 55, E8, 27, 61, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 89, 44, 24, 18, 8D, 44, 24, 1C, 50, 6A, 00, 6A, 02, 55, C7, 44, 24, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 0A, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, 4C, 24, 2C, 6A, 00, 68, E0, 10, 41, 00, 8B, F8, 8D, 1C, 0F, 6A, 03, 55, 89, 5C, 24, 44, E8, EE, 5D, 00, 00, 8D, 54, 24, 48, 52, 55, 89, 44, 24, 48, E8, 6F, 5F, 00, 00, 83, C4, 30, 85, FF, 75, 0D, 55, E8, 72, 5F, 00, 00, D9, EE, E9, 8F, 00, 00, 00, 3B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9597  (probably packed)

Code size:
57 KB (58,368 bytes)

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

http://files4.downloadnet255.com/dl-pure/.../?bc=1192283&checksum=697829&cb=941183943

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