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ComboApps

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraft.exe by ComboApps has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
ComboApps  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e75a25b4e6bfde4034f7aa7cd4d25162

SHA-1:
5e029a18bf283a624677ff13b93666bf102f93ee

SHA-256:
838fa834eb4a341e789924d7e8877bdd7ab10615e27aacb8e2dbaa49e467fda9

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
11/5/2024 9:52:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen
8.3.1.6

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3090

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.10078
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CZ
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16117

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.06.03.03

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dimzet
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ComboApps
15.6.2.23

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.InstallCore
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4788237
40786

File size:
663.6 KB (679,536 bytes)

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:
ComboApps

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/18/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/19/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ComboApps, O=ComboApps, STREET=Lilinblun 28 St., L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, PostalCode=6513307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00FB57B5604E2145FCE6E1780DCA48E829

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9b2vpZHjEq/DT/kEK81YmtoE7IfyNmJ4gNLhYe7qvnfLWL1L7FyTj806Sd+l2+5J:9SvnDnku1f2zeDgNNYmQChL7FyTj80wl

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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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Entropy:
7.8412

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ip-50-63-202-104.ip.secureserver.net  (50.63.202.104:80)

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