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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:
FYI Fun Installer Setup  (signed by Power Play Media)

Product:
FYI Fun Installer Setup

Version:
3.9.3.6729

MD5:
a2f2f355c9cb2c772970e7b00427ce9e

SHA-1:
f2aa97c83db5b16b89882b87287f26f99d139193

SHA-256:
ba008762f3ab06e8e879d4a080a8857d0b2fdd7abbe76506b105864017692938

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 6:36:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware (M)
16.9.26.14

File size:
868.9 KB (889,784 bytes)

Product version:
3.9.3.6729

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:
10/14/2015 1:17:38 AM

Valid to:
10/14/2016 1:17:38 AM

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:
42E6D7782DB3A869

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/3/2014 5:37:33 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:AyTohPU5CUVwmajfvK9ETAbkOjUqB/a2faeXv3Zm5299Dk1jrJeqj2pID8j7IPIf:A0qigmawbrJB/7RPZKm0m0PTEn3P6E

Entry address:
0x262B

Entry point:
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Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

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