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minecraft.exe

Generic installer

Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraft.exe, “Generic installer Setup ” by Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management 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 installCore 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:
Generic   (signed by Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd)

Product:
Generic installer

Description:
Generic installer Setup

Version:
4.4.3.8

MD5:
3431107f040133d699f6cae0ce0a6d06

SHA-1:
3f246426092b467beaf87c8e6bfdedc318a132dd

SHA-256:
7bba02726fedd50ba3d50b1907d20a98bf44671ddcb20ffd1f31c4d7ca813b6c

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:
11/24/2024 2:05:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.2.19.4

File size:
751.9 KB (769,904 bytes)

Product version:
3.6

Copyright:
Program Web Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/14/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/15/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd, O=Avitzur Efrati Initiatives and Management Ltd, STREET="Operation Dekel St, 13", L=Petah Tikva, S=Israel, PostalCode=4934629, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4CEE4E88CD7722B05DF0129CF008860C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

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...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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