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Minecraft

Air Software

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.exe, “Minecraft ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Minecraft but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
AirInstaller   (signed by Air Software)

Product:
Minecraft

Description:
Minecraft

Version:
2.0.4.86

MD5:
0690f77a4cd90865ccd26aeaa23ae89c

SHA-1:
11ac31e60fbb52cef8f6103d6d58ad4329c9db2e

SHA-256:
7afdb16f0a4ee2f3e12627e68a341b99231a552af53246436ae030b4136a105b

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:57:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.170.170

AVG
Adware Generic_r
2016.0.2885

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-26
0.98/19328

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B
19408

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4723
9.0.1.0358

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6e40cf7f
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller
15.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirInstaller
v2015.12.24.06

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwblbu
0.28.2.61942

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.837536.B
14.09.03.01

Panda Antivirus
Adware/AirInstaller
15.12.24.06

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)
15.12.24.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.151222

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.128
2.0.0.1911

File size:
841.9 KB (862,112 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.4.86

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/24/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2014 5:32:43 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bGWVC/ONsG69GtAFS5zJCxihkIPIC09tP54khIdokA2efYaT9:l0WX69GtAgIX36dod1YaT9

Entry address:
0x2673B0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, E5, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8871

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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

http://files.installs.co/get/click/nnj1rgkh/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../minecraft.exe&n=Minecraft&key=0d732011e9b54dd278a84c2480a2c467af73504582f9dfc3865f2306c0adac07&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../minecraft.png&sid=minecraft&filename=minecraft

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