minecraft.exe

Doheneheho

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, “Doheneheho 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. 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:
Befeka   (signed by Webcellence Ltd.)

Product:
Doheneheho

Description:
Doheneheho Setup

MD5:
c64b3c5b845f5328efabe2f9eca1dbd1

SHA-1:
6d64d5ee68d97c4300267519d56c7fcf146b74e8

SHA-256:
83b9b2c2a377d37658d2ca8194ed02417e9aa2af326ab0c78cd8d66214d36c17

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 4:14:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Webcelle.Installer (M)
16.6.9.20

File size:
1015.5 KB (1,039,856 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.1

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
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 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SFimXN1LRx1Ulsk9FC6R3uYdApuRZeI38ZCK33kDzyt6p4:SMmXzLTWPcYsuR/Y3HkD8

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:
7.9208

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 8 URLs.

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=67XQMSRQVTysuCCtEHdMa/GOafP0ocmsGMbY/ZWbvBc=&c=QPR33Uv8NeWHGUrth8Ruj0myAdOlttAobvi2S43cwYQqswjDT6ZMNca/IXUw lzIpE2VquABDl1v0dlnrdxuiTPmxr8V54p9mamFZfei3/s1mm0WZPQh0ecqOqL5BKYYpyCKNRf3suuplKvnfztF8Q==&e=0&downloadAs=minecraft.exe&fallback_url=http://minecraft.ar.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=minecraft

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