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minecraft.exe

Sambamedia LLC

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application minecraft.exe by Sambamedia 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 Softpulse SoftwareBundler 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:
Sambamedia LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
05ec22dc9814ffb12c2b8fc39c90b869

SHA-1:
8ed3e7aa8418b13d861b3fdcb09fa871eb676360

SHA-256:
ff43a4c8d82ada9dc2b0e3445e2de75dfbebc070d7958d7d8429c798d0b1ab72

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
11/23/2024 12:02:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
16.10.3.0

File size:
826 KB (845,848 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Sambamedia LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/8/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/9/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Sambamedia LLC, O=Sambamedia LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
063C9C2DD839965EA555CB9337294B04

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/16/2015 2:28:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:YDFhwFzsQNLAr5bj/b4FKHrJ841gAQguqMwP:UFhwFzPBYb02y4SA5M

Entry address:
0xD1F6

Entry point:
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Code size:
146.5 KB (150,016 bytes)

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