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Downloads Manager 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 by Downloads Manager has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Downloads Manager Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
294b58a16b44af75eb4e083a92223f6c

SHA-1:
9b71101c62710156f7573d30ecf12d40415bccf2

SHA-256:
9455e7abc473951b9f507bd47c99d6de1f7cb28416eeb66a7cef7fa51fe4729c

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 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:
12/27/2024 1:09:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.177.162

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2977

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15923

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QC (variant)
9.10545

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13642

McAfee
Artemis!294B58A16B44
5600.6633

Norman
InstallCore.WQEB
11.20150923

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DownloadsManager (M)
15.9.23.20

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0910
7.2.266

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
33810

File size:
742.8 KB (760,584 bytes)

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
Signed by:
Downloads Manager Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/15/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/16/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Downloads Manager Ltd, O=Downloads Manager Ltd, STREET=Level 27 PWC Tower 188 Quay St, L=Auckland City, S=Auckland, PostalCode=1010, C=NZ

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

Serial number:
5E4DA60FFC5160823A52FCFF2AC150A9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 4:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KW6vpxPrKsl/6nehj7O1po99OEvw5TSMWwCWIym8hctWX55ftyFaBoGHFE4AxgVL:KvvHOsEehn2po99OEvI7WwCZd8hctWXt

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8890

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

https://dsu7x9k8c43un.cloudfront.net/minecraft.exe

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