minecraft-setup.exe

Safe Install Software

The application minecraft-setup.exe by Safe Install Software has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadnet224.com.
Publisher:
Supersonic Rapid Installation  (signed by Safe Install Software)

Product:
Supersonic Rapid Installation

Version:
21.3.7.865

MD5:
038a1202d48f07b5c6416a71a294c097

SHA-1:
fa4995b22eeb7b42ca80a3a70fdfbbcd899c3c6a

SHA-256:
b9c9c2c56e48a37157d406695d2951984b2a3605ae24ad656fbccfa205476916

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
1/18/2025 11:01:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.11.16

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2881

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAdmin.4
1.0.20.1815

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7383

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.1074
9.0.1.0363

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.P potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12572

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloadAdmin
12/29/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-29-12_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAdmin
15.12.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownLoadAdmin
v2015.12.29.08

McAfee
Artemis!8827B3450E04
5600.6537

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAdmin.4
16.0.0.1089

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.SafeInstallSoftware.Installer (M)
15.12.29.8

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
45232

File size:
882.2 KB (903,352 bytes)

Product version:
21.3.7.865

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/2/2015 11:05:38 PM

Valid to:
9/5/2016 1:47:46 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Install Software, O=Safe 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:
00E7829E9AC810013E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/27/2014 9:36:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:v0mTd1gVE2Fel18HeVc9Rz1PPV1guA6MtYc+jJY:Mg4V5FKGeVcJRgP6Mtcq

Entry address:
0x3EAA

Entry point:
E8, 71, 96, 00, 00, E9, 73, 8F, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 83, EC, 20, B9, 1E, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 04, 24, EB, 03, 8D, 49, 00, C6, 00, 00, 40, 83, E9, 01, 75, F7, 53, 55, 8B, 6C, 24, 2C, 56, 8B, C5, 57, 8D, 50, 01, 8A, 08, 40, 84, C9, 75, F9, 2B, C2, 8B, F8, 8D, 5F, 02, 53, FF, 15, 1C, F2, 40, 00, 83, C4, 04, 53, 8B, F0, 55, 56, FF, 15, B0, F0, 40, 00, C6, 04, 3E, 00, C6, 44, 3E, 01, 00, 8D, 4C, 24, 10, B8, 14, 04, 00, 00, 51, 89, 74, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 18, 03, 00, 00, 00, 66, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.9644  (probably packed)

Code size:
53.5 KB (54,784 bytes)

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