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Papebifik

Webcellence 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, “Papebifik Setup ” by Webcellence 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. 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:
Webcellence Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Papebifik

Description:
Papebifik Setup

Version:
2.4.4.0

MD5:
240ff0d821980b811c817cce09393725

SHA-1:
533bb390bb3bb7df2acd1ba1d0ddd416b696ec36

SHA-256:
0ea6e96cff7292a8680a147abf32fe0d3761268ba0e24da963603974456a8a76

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 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:
11/6/2024 1:39:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Webcelle.Installer (M)
16.5.13.23

File size:
1007.7 KB (1,031,920 bytes)

Product version:
1.8.5

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:
Webcellence Ltd.

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/18/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Webcellence Ltd., OU=IT, O=Webcellence Ltd., L=ORA, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
773E2C2E5EC62B0904E1441B54A723A6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Su8fNNLjzce8bZxLvtA7VHVi4qKymiHh1gQ4rtHoH:SRfvLjzuvpqHYcuHsQ4rtw

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file minecraft.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=pXT8lfcJisl3dh1l602ERA9YzxPR2qKwJkriJ9Eiz7E=&c=exg3ifyWLNj29uY393whkfGpbsrL8O74EnSpnfWUF9/8uR54QStnVdquXJW6sjqHGxunDUT9TZA4Un kooC27OcCiG/vAGng7 fwxk8vjYTm1DlEB8QSufeOdTnUAJUw/1hkviqkZOb9RNLqXs 8PXIYNigeTg4KF78Q FqoAbs=&e=0&downloadAs=minecraft.exe&fallback_url=http://minecraft.he.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=minecraft

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=nguDWEiGme23cOyD/M9u8DaSBuYId/8Q5pyEbbzMHtU=&c=t5YTFhq6OxvpzLDS5zsJjN23 W0Utz8Fn2ireKX4jbGM/Nmv0GBUeobhC/fSZNuyzJRoxeBg67Krw18y2ka6b6yRtLIn33VmsCF/JlNiYnTJ2Fqy9BCxg/7XyNGTe1EbN3FkOuU2IVLrVWezczDUAje9G9oSF6pUC9RhG5teMLQ=&e=0&downloadAs=minecraft.exe&fallback_url=http://minecraft.he.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=minecraft

http://www.conecptquickrepository.com/c?x=rHZvCS4ojw4uTumozdsM4fSUWIcEQMq4DCgiU80GjQs=&c=/YvOMRcvSQPDmZnFTble6NNa5WtF2IbHdrRqrDRiFi6tF/.../INoXkLUj1zkvMQK9vjRzg48GYducyyLpgC1s7mHgVM4LoLw7iu40F7UC9&downloadAs=TomsInstaller.exe

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=50PheMuQatGFwtCx4shuLS6ofQOcN7sB9tNPufDZeVI=&c=8aT6AkWKeeN/qa8Ze/c2QCZ3UjioXmzONHpGerpBw1WJysRwZ2nM37S4 6gmVid55lyZQ5r9OhOyHJdnrvCVy1EYqUOb/YAN7T9ZobDQCz8LZ1uG9sjIzB7Jzg8bjjn7MgKT8n8hwt5XGhH/npyfM3Yg1pELrZRtYnyK GfI55w=&e=0&downloadAs=minecraft.exe&fallback_url=http://minecraft.he.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=minecraft

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