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minecraft.exe

Program

Insane Entertainment, LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraft.exe, “Program Setup ” by Insane Entertainment 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:
Internet   (signed by Insane Entertainment, LLC)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

MD5:
4d494f372647ac30afc1bfc158caad2e

SHA-1:
53f901489c6cba5f494b4b586206ce9a7a067309

SHA-256:
b72e1bac866510d1a33ecbcb2980d270776cafb06b760a0ef3d49356c2521b11

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 3:35:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.9.15.20

File size:
983.1 KB (1,006,720 bytes)

Product version:
5.1

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:
Insane Entertainment, LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/12/2015 9:00:51 AM

Valid to:
11/12/2016 9:00:51 AM

Subject:
E=ido.chernobroda@ironsrc.com, CN="Insane Entertainment, LLC", O="Insane Entertainment, LLC", S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121E1C7AB30E292D5352CB1E51A0E0020AA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:wYkJwAcF7fcNkXGMqXgRKTrSu2I4uUzwmq0i2gq5:wYnAWTcVXgRAJxUMm1HL

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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Entropy:
7.9260

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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