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Pokuduson

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, “Pokuduson 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. 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:
Lokesel   (signed by Webcellence Ltd.)

Product:
Pokuduson

Description:
Pokuduson Setup

Version:
5.1.1.2

MD5:
71d2c5f7d8ebcf790a0368e10f745624

SHA-1:
8e36b1a45f49d06758203c881b291a6f3bcb279e

SHA-256:
5b070228d8554489d6ee2b83c5853f7488dc60bc146f7ff1c421e8530fa0c733

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 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:
11/16/2024 7:44:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Webcelle.Installer (M)
16.7.1.11

File size:
1015.8 KB (1,040,184 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\minecraft.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Webcellence Ltd.

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 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7A0h9M6PfRX88KgZ2FTM0IXalMbHiYkYQsEPZQXhIu8:7zLpXZKgMMZXDCATExaK

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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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.universebestapps.com/.../J3hKWwUHJg0bKMLDI7qoUwKQzy PkEYIZ7bTzPYwPzo6jai0KBptGszkdDq6B2TCxhe3nHcYXXW6hshIQfwIfaObxx6j03ox2mm202nyfNCigEb 1&downloadAs=TomsInstaller.exe

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