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minecraft-setup.exe

Trusted Install Software

The application minecraft-setup.exe by Trusted Install Software 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Minecraft but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.uberdownloads.net.
Publisher:
Modern New Installer  (signed by Trusted Install Software)

Product:
Modern New Installer

Version:
33.9.8.1085

MD5:
84678dcf270b9841440145240311dea5

SHA-1:
bf907d20cf1adede9d5b83c2d1d66bf0663749e4

SHA-256:
2d485569561d03e63cf7356acdf4f1c056bc9514a6f78ea23763f4cd1192b627

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 8:23:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware.TrustedI.Bundler (M)
16.4.23.15

File size:
866.8 KB (887,576 bytes)

Product version:
33.9.8.1085

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\minecraft-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Install Software

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/16/2015 5:38:38 PM

Valid to:
9/16/2016 5:38:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Install Software, O=Trusted 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:
00E2AD3DC1CBA6ED41

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/18/2014 7:51:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:arSup16n3t3JEWx3Dt/Bmx7ZeiyXxUcdEKYQ:Spg3jd9vc4iC7B

Entry address:
0x1E62

Entry point:
E8, 19, BA, 00, 00, E9, 1B, B3, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, 81, EC, BC, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 94, 24, CC, 00, 00, 00, 53, 8B, 9C, 24, D8, 00, 00, 00, 55, 8B, AC, 24, CC, 00, 00, 00, 56, 8B, B4, 24, DC, 00, 00, 00, 57, 8B, BC, 24, D8, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 07, 03, C5, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 8B, 03, 8D, 0C, 30, 89, 4C, 24, 34, 8B, 8C, 24, E8, 00, 00, 00, 83, E1, 04, C7, 44, 24, 18, FF, FF, FF, FF, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 89, 74, 24, 20, 89, 4C, 24, 38, 74, 05, 83, C8, FF, EB, 06, 2B, C2, 8D, 44, 30, FF, 8D, 48, 01, 89, 44, 24, 3C, 89, 4C...
 
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Entropy:
7.9687  (probably packed)

Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

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

http://files4.uberdownloads.net/download/.../dl?bc=1192283&pid=TR&brand=uberdownloads.net&aid=DLM&s=MSN&c=uber_DLM_Minecraft_US&country=US&cb=-2128318322&osName=Windows&osVersion=7&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1195513

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