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minecraft.exe

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Insane Entertainment, LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraft.exe, “App Setup ” by Insane Entertainment 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. 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:
Generic   (signed by Insane Entertainment, LLC)

Product:
App

Description:
App Setup

Version:
3.4.5.3

MD5:
044a8ab63ec5bb85a4c30748a4d19fb7

SHA-1:
f83989eed52f01683e8bcafcd1e50a61656bbfbd

SHA-256:
bb2276e0aba97ba2b9cc6f4b728635c90e94c0cc9cfc05be7affaf0d447fed18

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 4:12:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.12.4.9

File size:
714.8 KB (731,920 bytes)

Product version:
2.7.5

Copyright:
Web

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:
Insane Entertainment, LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/20/2015 7:51:44 AM

Valid to:
2/21/2016 7:51:44 AM

Subject:
CN="Insane Entertainment, LLC", O="Insane Entertainment, LLC", S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121ACC0E59B4FDDD4F22FCB153F2BC58BF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Q0PaV7GoBRSTBzWNtikW3A+snoJZGZwScNcqT9ETWGBeDfZtLSGVXNT3Sy:Q0Pw7GARAOzW3ZsouG7cqpNBLhCy

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8865

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 2 URLs.

http://cdn.downloadwizardrepository.com/c?x=WVttRh215wTxhP6WDVG8BMsyVORFQqsEd1lPJyp2I9Q=&c=Q8b6eDg78osikQ3YXKpmRrHLa77lrCp6X5w4C0r4IZu7G4IPAfP9qMYKgJf2fAf/LbQOAiZNmdXiFWTeLSbcaTiDk kJCtqHLs0JyGe5qNDtgucEXmtmc90vt6fAUD1R&fallback_url=https://launcher.mojang.com/.../Minecraft.exe&downloadAs=Minecraft.exe

http://cdn.downloadwizardrepository.com/c?x=0sfpv/Hqc7HPf1 JM65Hiuq3kQ5vUjpL6RLC1jcT3is=&c=rO2isEIPMGW1EzIeblIywDrtm0LAdWoFnV/X3bKKd9IL9D4/R QLK4vhgGaAHC vCtRqHTdi7D6N9hLdpuqzYfE8l O9SwN lrRkA/6dP 6qrMGfxlLOhU/DVQ40MPo&fallback_url=https://launcher.mojang.com/.../Minecraft.exe&downloadAs=Minecraft.exe

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