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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 setup and installation application 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 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Supersonic Rapid Installation  (signed by Safe Install Software)

Product:
Supersonic Rapid Installation

Version:
21.3.7.865

MD5:
18a6f9480c812734d9c9fae0dcf7c5f7

SHA-1:
fd62dec0d481f908b5893995ea69e0cf0b482912

SHA-256:
6c4499d909e919895b9ef5cde7a9875295fa0e526c69d80e06bacdef371593e0

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
1/14/2025 10:21:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.11.16

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2910

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAdmin.4
1.0.20.1665

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7383

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.1074
9.0.1.0333

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

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloadAdmin
11/29/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-29-11_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAdmin
15.11.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownLoadAdmin
v2015.11.29.07

McAfee
Artemis!8827B3450E04
5600.6566

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DownloadAdmin.4
16.0.0.999

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.SafeInstallSoftware.Installer (M)
15.11.29.19

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
Signed by:
Safe Install Software

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/3/2015 1:05:38 AM

Valid to:
9/5/2016 3:47:46 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 11:36:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:v0mTd1gVE2Fel18HeVc9Rz1PPV1guA6MtYc+jJgJ:Mg4V5FKGeVcJRgP6Mtce

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)

The file minecraft-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://files4.downloadnet224.com/download/.../dl?bc=1192283&pid=TR&brand=uberdownloads.net&aid=DLM&s=MSN&c=uber_DLM_Minecraft_US&country=US&cb=848868959&osName=Windows&osVersion=8.1&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1197171

http://files4.downloadnet224.com/download/.../dl?bc=1192283&pid=TR&brand=uberdownloads.net&aid=DLM&s=MSN&c=uber_DLM_Minecraft_US&country=US&cb=-1469607583&osName=Windows&osVersion=8.1&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1197171

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