minecraft.exe

Hig

SuperSetup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application minecraft.exe, “Hig Setup ” by SuperSetup (New Media Holdings) 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.vaultsapplicationbody.com.
Publisher:
SuperSetup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hig

Description:
Hig Setup

Version:
3.1.4.1

MD5:
8fe9e2ff3bd8ed855af8929cd179c141

SHA-1:
623e71378bba3c7b8974205a3b15fe9f9986ee8b

SHA-256:
1b5889d948a0a1d352b29fd84921d5c8d2d753f141c8977051991a9ceabbf998

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:
12/26/2024 5:43:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH (M)
16.8.10.16

File size:
945.9 KB (968,608 bytes)

Product version:
5.7.7

Copyright:
Stub file

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\minecraft.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/15/2016 1:02:13 PM

Valid to:
4/23/2017 11:32:15 AM

Subject:
CN=SuperSetup (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=SuperSetup (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112175ABD22CA9DB2F1A665A1DFE36D01DAF

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6qi0AaW8TUsFUj6+zAWOTsW6uxB+0hbMkMBTlP0QjcpMXVJox:6j7aJTV46jTYW6uxBZMkGpf2

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:
7.9349

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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