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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:
11/23/2024 8:07:35 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
Signed by:
SuperSetup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

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)

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

http://www.vaultsapplicationbody.com/1PNXxwxZDqbS2WJnN21ch9oQ8nAK Oqi8 3hSwYmPgtL3poeGfMNkB0TQ5BsqSa5aswprA6izynWVjPqcEcFrP4D0WSz3ZyAW3tw7YkkNCHZs31PWGv2x_Hu _0tnnfpdZJ19c2_XqJ0 gB5TZo NMHlZ57VJB76gzb8BTDvAqK1vJ5Y1Zmr8xDyaHSEW7p98wX38hAeBJT8gxmVNUQVPD 4Wjo0u473tbCe9YsScRIxjxGDaAcACIIWcgrIbPvdbaA8t9o KLYB_l3Enb8CCO691LumU3AzZyBZZI0HU1vjhejIfHPEMXJZfdujELwgNlaLc2hdB0_lCVwjt4I P25eHUqOx9mz3VMl9NSU 0T7G6sHGtnKA2TUuAR66CL8aGu2xHChKxLKHH8GABFrz_T dJjw2VgvOHsRATOLoi_qGsjji823fdG5p9V x0F vnsWmW70Dv_mk_87wQVBduN74jbVa_R7Zsb8NbtzGcfe_p2Ri1NZiABpgfplaM5BG ddAtdNa X6qZXfOIQD5EIBM2gC5Frz3eMOe_wxc2h_iWWsc7c=-iwWARmFsbGJhY2sgVVJMAw==

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