minecraft setup.exe

Peko

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, “Peko Setup ” 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:
Dokufobo   (signed by Download Helper)

Product:
Peko

Description:
Peko Setup

Version:
3.1.2.6

MD5:
7c6f9f8a3986132925911c7ca2d2da12

SHA-1:
d330cc669e2094690863a1e083d01158e13d59c0

SHA-256:
583d976357a5d9f2f713ff067de8b912fbd36cf0f778dfde937667e1f35202df

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:
12/25/2024 6:43:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.16.8

File size:
1.2 MB (1,212,632 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2016 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/17/2018 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Helper, OU=IT, O=Download Helper, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6B209A9997D0FC2C4CF9896912DC9418

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9837

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

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