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minecraft_game_downloader.exe

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Start Installer

This is the InstallMetrix bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application minecraft_game_downloader.exe, “Minecraft_Game_Downloader” by Start Installer 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 InstallMetrix Software 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:
TODO: <Company name>  (signed by Start Installer)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
Minecraft_Game_Downloader

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
28b66f8c68cedf62350677ad55f34f5c

SHA-1:
933ff7381b5b2412c2aa7cbf1f7ff54b718e431d

SHA-256:
3a63ee855c0e640d45ccb5e06e5002e6945c2a5eeca84506187dec9bb56ce363

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:
11/16/2024 11:50:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix (M)
16.7.29.12

File size:
1.9 MB (1,958,040 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
TODO: (c) <Company name>. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
InstallerManager.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\minecraft_game_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Start Installer

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/29/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/30/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Start Installer, OU=Start Installer, O=Start Installer, STREET="660 4th Street, Suite #427", L=San Francisco, S=California, PostalCode=94107, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
698FCE4EEDDA7C3853C0A7CDE049BA16

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/4/2014 6:23:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:RyuMBg2Xgc9iqYIpfPAH3h8gYpGA8Ly9wES0jlpPe9m+/AWiL3IjYDBRdmQ:kfg2X3iqRPAR8gQP8Ly9wES0Qm+/AWSt

Entry address:
0x110CC4

Entry point:
E8, 2F, 7D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 40, 7F, 58, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, B6, 7D, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, 90, ED, 55, 00, E8, AE, 7E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, C8, D8, EF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 83, C1, 09, 51, 83, C0, 09, 50, E8, ED, 7E, 00, 00, F7, D8, 59, 1B, C0, 59, 40, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 8B, 35, A4, 82, 53, 00, 57, FF, 35, 68, AB, BC, 01, FF...
 
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Entropy:
6.2693

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,273,344 bytes)

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

http://rain2maker.biz/download_gate.php?cid=1233&file=Minecraft_Game_Downloader.exe&subid1=16yar&subid2=dlgm&subid3=advcm_adtric&subid4=mncf&subid5=lp8c_63783-nosubid_minecraft minecraft&lrsyx=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