minecraft_2257.exe

The application minecraft_2257.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time. The file has been seen being downloaded from a.groupparent.xyz.
MD5:
41eb94f867aa3921440c05143afc61a1

SHA-1:
a037e108ec9e3a00497824e63224c9833f8970c7

SHA-256:
3ee53898466d503842651d02e682d38605501345cd108158f2538fec7cdee2a8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 8:35:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.PCUtilities.Task.Meta (M)
15.6.20.20

File size:
2.5 MB (2,570,752 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\{e82e236f-c2ce-49e5-e82e-e236fc2c8dbf}\minecraft_2257.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2012 12:29:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:yC7CdtGHiLhNtxjtaV+h3h60rKom08KX5HnZ07VJ82uq9jIJQFV34vo:zudtBLJ9BtQQKfKXhnQrqGIKMvo

Entry address:
0x2143F8

Entry point:
E8, 54, 12, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 00, 26, 64, 00, E8, 62, 17, 00, 00, E8, 21, 14, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, E7, 11, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, C8, 0B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
1.4248

Code size:
2.1 MB (2,201,088 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Bidaily Synchronize Task[973b]

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 8:57 PM)


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