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minecraft.exe

Quick Downloader

The Adlogica setup manager, an installer that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application minecraft.exe by Quick Downloader 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 Adlogica Quick Downloader 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:
Quick Downloader  (signed and verified)

MD5:
887fad26d5b8f08d93112811d551261c

SHA-1:
951faa02950c0f440fd574c641426c98f786cc6e

SHA-256:
308cbce092f6537f420488d037a09d2d7aa858b41b694438c93948d439fc010f

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:
11/4/2024 4:59:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adlogica.QuickDow.Bundler (M)
16.5.29.8

File size:
564 KB (577,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adlogica Quick Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Quick Downloader

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/11/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/11/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Quick Downloader, O=Quick Downloader, STREET="96 Jessie St, 4th Floor", L=San Francisco, S=CA, PostalCode=94105, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
0087CE63C7728E982ECA2980DCA8DDE091

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:cUdhKRYnZ68wDGHWzjoYi1N1VMOOJJAbEt25PJnq4Q8:cWIRu4eHWzjop1SJAQt25RqI

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9732

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.downloaddesktop4.com/1413072075/DownloadManager/GetALGK4?p=1955&d=4029&l=3819&n=1&productname=minecraft&d1=92582&d2=129&exeurl=https://s3.amazonaws.com/Minecraft.Download/launcher/Minecraft.exe&dynamicname=Minecraft&filename=Minecraft&tyurl=http://www.postdownload.net/.../redirect.php?id=judt5t8vb9g4nsba90jmhht47rg56eddtolj8fpnihfne2cc2520-60517774610fe0e84872a90b930a17ab&d=downloadinfo.co&p=Minecraft&pid=3&countryid=265

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