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Keponeta

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, “Keponeta 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:
Webcellence Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Keponeta

Description:
Keponeta Setup

Version:
3.3.3.6

MD5:
8ba4f16dc646ba34668ee7aa7cb0a9bf

SHA-1:
daaeefcb05b9e10572d9f496c75c405f208f2966

SHA-256:
c6336184837b60958d7c45b02830b406dc24c07edd34b491da3f1b8a33dde2f0

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:
11/2/2024 5:19:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Webcelle.Installer (M)
16.5.5.15

File size:
1008.4 KB (1,032,576 bytes)

Product version:
5.2.4

Copyright:
Web App Internet

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 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2017 12:59:59 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):
24576:8wQI5nblMfE7xSRdtDVhA//sWhswQp5xgL4UH0CKc6z:8PId+fEVSRXV9ZU2

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
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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 4 URLs.

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=XTMSvJTa7zz9Om5uVLSxQmmTyh9TLO1STdLV5CD2km4=&c=yyaqAJbqeH3PaCfVyKzH0iosDjF45xydDf4xsHStWSjc7pHFs2WuNTiYXXCJWi61KtdElairKiGmYwqEQnMR1QoBGmjwEY/0Kpv4EST4bdz rUM/ cq8jkqsUWaUsqjKlj04DcCv0rvtDh1J9TEBzw==&e=0&downloadAs=minecraft.exe&fallback_url=http://minecraft.pl.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=minecraft

http://download993.mediafire.com/6rzg5thuw1vg/.../Minecraft.exe

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=EomWsHos0M49HpcoRrclYEvPb8NNfcPt4NPl9Fq17wE=&c=LVJFVmTdIQ02LKaMDffaT0HHHnCKbUmKL1VY sAIpkLYi AtNSbICHBODLDZw9I/3omkzACqDuPe24vXj0Dr7y6t9YFDcS4pvi3sL iQSDMjo4XGrnRodMub0VqJWN5oU I4rvvQ0YcEnxQn3btFZw==&e=0&downloadAs=minecraft.exe&fallback_url=http://minecraft.pl.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=minecraft

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=Z0vCpbTxUZDlH46h3Pi4/Nrx10w4kNV21Xa cwIInEs=&c=gZb6H KQFir3YuPmz/uyqwJrPrWeJQzSQqW25dtn8IvRFimNpOpq4DYRGHQLtFFbJi7bdwUVcOscWDR4G/x1PD33qa565ZARhiGWy 3vma6rS4 QzAsBFSWj/wodzchEtMfnBoPi1XydCaOHdb92Dw==&e=0&downloadAs=minecraft.exe&fallback_url=http://minecraft.pl.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=minecraft

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