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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:
49ecac92d63f3ba78b9c339bcb97abe6

SHA-1:
dd68b895c1f2c3ec362a832475685e912ec725ab

SHA-256:
e689588f04cb5f7c1ce6d9b7dff3fc5c40aefaf8758e05d71d258778e74ac30c

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:
12/24/2024 4:54:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.Webcelle.Installer (M)
16.5.14.15

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:wwQI5nblMfE7xSRdtDVhA//sWhswQp5xgL4UH0CKc6z:wPId+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 7 URLs.

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=HDZmq/hhR3eCUdOQOhdPbINPQPfyJvaVbNwrjc5x9KU=&c=NfRdEyCyoad/tSPIlA0xAn1mannr2UZxOf2oDTrrZ08vJj2Q8cfPTKVoC8V9Y/XNYWZZG8YSbs5BIBNhK0QuM7aIOu8EM8gwe8iHQ094mAS4HQVtdOw1WN83mphuY/b qzlu60/mL1xM 0IUIfF9zQ==&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=wtAxFMxabE7gJOk9h Ymsvf/pQQEockksn dJMow94U=&c=tQzka0f8BNP24lbdxJcFr1XVldyRcOjI/cErmDrp5m eUstDyocD4B9 2hr5cTUdNuFjEDAuOL6l1XW9PSmoh 7K51gGMpEAkfetVVnJqS4wcS4rMgXwdvTEVwvgr19MPsn3V6Y/ft45fhJqlH7n2A==&e=0&downloadAs=minecraft.exe&fallback_url=http://minecraft.pl.downloadastro.com/.../?utm_source=ira&utm_medium=error_generating&utm_campaign=minecraft

http://softonet.pl/wyslij54831-1.html

http://www.newclearchuckle.com/c?x=2WXq3rQjCNrSAW/GP2TNT2PSBBHGAJL1Asy93JzIt s=&c=iDlH/1wCZinDbLsCPMT9/hDuY8xcXoLJNOLL63gHPwGnhRG5XFSRBFA5dQzcrq25O 2nCGuBD7TdbRYuDvwTguvBiuOSfi9h7Gwkf EBO016aXjM3AxseszeUt/66hgRK z0YfDkLEBxbTACf87eN3Tsa1oTHu9vDbIuUNumFw0=&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=/OYrZDQGIGzPLanh9rQKCBrWSbV5hz4Ez4WixUvTkDs=&c=B9v60hLFzZi5/5J6XfuPrknJ8VQqpIT1lKreokkalAzla BRjRSOKlETv4SNvy/0082R6X2IJPk8Hhu XxYv0z13NsR/430Sy38E2zLT1wKIEyQge4u3E9aIyCMvE/vmbSwom0cHyMHGgimi5kSHdg==&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=NJ7u/nVls8SSPrXZVVJAsBTWzMkqAe0ZJ pv4 SPveY=&c=sLokEqxdqBdiFjiAoQxya1ehn9vd3vYU6Yh0JPS3kDZyk8FgTrTQ2EUYZ7NYRQifuDYKuVOgRKkhlWy2V1Y1ylfBIxWlV3sHpRfFQbaxhZEBs0sapnLqgC9OlBHSLg6CWFWeESwOfEUCDMqHslmwNw==&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=ADAJoij0CWmFEmq/t8Az7yllzUQf4XNl6sMzgJ7KfkA=&c=vcmmVE3RCgzjkNoOshVTYb/Fi17VXKIkZuqfz1ZGXpV0bIHSo1jZQDq/idUVMCp2KjaUfv0aDfGIUd7LNc1WJNzgmMVtdIvNaPy/rmr9nDb1Zo7d72c9wSaji3dAOSlvj0v5Yf1jHFL7xmcQ8byr8Q==&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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