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minecraft setup.exe

DarwenDLM Downloader

Darwen Marketing Inc.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraft setup.exe, “Web Setup ” by Darwen Marketing has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.

File name:

minecraft setup.exe

Publisher:

DarwenDLM (signed by Darwen Marketing Inc.)

Product:

DarwenDLM Downloader

Description:

Web Setup

Version:

1.0.5.a0.1_34970

MD5:

ba657200e5e72220b5c1c2bc57cdaa3d

SHA-1:

dc9d0c5da1218d29e9319a8014426ef99a90667f

SHA-256:

7b003501bf405d91dcb5b2ba816b5f7fe3c5e27096d83ac0f0080aabea7c3cc8

Scanner detections:

3 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:

12/26/2024 1:01:36 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.WQ potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.554588

5.13.68

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.installCore

15.2.27.4

File size:

691.7 KB (708,320 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5.a0.1_34970

DarwenDLM

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Darwen Marketing Inc.

Authority:

thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

1/7/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

1/7/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Darwen Marketing Inc., OU=IT, O=Darwen Marketing Inc., L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

4F7ED3E5324494326CB1FB18C4370F32

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:35NvGPJa76BMfZ1lkxlA/QximVKaqZ6fTxxX6r/Jndm2MBF5dC9a:35NvSoSMRvQQmimxqr/NdBM989a

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.8918

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.

http://downtoad.com/landing/bing2-uk/.../download.php

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