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minecraft_forge_setup.exe

Salon

AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application minecraft_forge_setup.exe, “Salon Setup ” by AgileMax (Alpha Criteria) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.) (signed and verified)

Product:

Salon

Description:

Salon Setup

Version:

1.0.1.5

MD5:

4a66078e262945051d78272ea3168e5d

SHA-1:

a1099a130aa3ade46e38b72684c0904c04d87f07

SHA-256:

3c9f850b241c050e466dba50f0b4fb1ae4854422716672a200da3c18951ce57d

Scanner detections:

1 / 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 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:

12/26/2024 1:49:46 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.AC (M)

16.8.7.7

File size:

970.9 KB (994,216 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.9

Lite Application

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\minecraft_forge_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/16/2015 7:20:27 AM

Valid to:

9/2/2016 6:46:46 AM

Subject:

CN=AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

1121FDBE79F75900E75EC6DA424D0A814FB0

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:A9zwlV/QVFRl/SNhIPirQqkWPKQW6OOSsTvjcNPJuJzP4aiFhySOp:A5eQVrlzP/WzVNTvjEG2v/Op

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:

7.9091

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.bundlessafetag.com/c?x=2XTo01L9UVLOZb/A vDTTklDViIkR4fKK5yRXbkn4SU=&c=xLLwWB2m5jtSe59ZdVY6M7Ul1DAC3aWMkxMG3YcfyGJDkzhPHLCncQGtmMrG YjsLGK EUt1Di HHDKPdwsPXaoTXx8RPMMQf7lGWx4DACde3XMz6Xt8TEZXuwXwqzE Dh7oYEjR7FOlMBwdj9Sk4mxrJ/.../q&e=0&downloadAs=Minecraft_Forge_Setup.exe

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