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minecraft-setup.exe

Power Play Media

The application minecraft-setup.exe by Power Play Media 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:
Power Play Media  (signed and verified)

Product:
Power Play Media

Version:
6.5.8.5004

MD5:
ed5351febf080aade779c4a3c307f61d

SHA-1:
b88bf0a866b5705b817261e45b10d33bdda76231

SHA-256:
18393efe19fa74388c41a161a5e1d9ff4bd353fa8303b359ffc00edef6f9f3a4

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 '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:
11/5/2024 6:43:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware.PowerPlayMedia.Bundler (M)
15.12.2.4

File size:
870.6 KB (891,496 bytes)

Product version:
6.5.8.5004

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Power Play Media

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/20/2015 2:50:38 PM

Valid to:
10/13/2016 4:17:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Power Play Media, O=Power Play Media, 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:
6022A4F3CF348BA8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/5/2014 4:45:43 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GYNuZNe5vj3osB7frRkwrkpYrPU02OJTRMCPKx+FVBhC+Uu+XNUeqTrsIBVy:fNXl7f91kpsJTOmK0FNVJQNxqUoVy

Entry address:
0x2795

Entry point:
E8, 76, B1, 00, 00, E9, 74, AA, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 33, C0, EB, 0F, 85, C0, 75, 10, 8B, 0E, 85, C9, 74, 02, FF, D1, 83, C6, 04, 3B, 75, 0C, 72, EC, 5E, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, 90, 48, 41, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 53, 55, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 57, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, 56, E8, 4E, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, FF, 15, 88, F0, 40, 00, 8B, C8, C1, E9, 08, 33, FF, 0F, B6, D8, 0F, B6, E9, 3D, 00, 00, 00, 80, 73, 05, C1, E8, 10, 8B, F8, 53...
 
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Entropy:
7.9687  (probably packed)

Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

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