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minecraft_game_downloader.exe

Pour Over Digital

This is the Tightrope WebInstall 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 by Pour Over Digital 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 Tightrope WebInstall 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:
Pour Over Digital  (signed and verified)

Product:
Pour Over Digital

Version:
93.5.6.9130

MD5:
9280dfc8a4bd64565f64b2f86e06960b

SHA-1:
a2acf0f69df474e2a09585c8150ae661ffa563b5

SHA-256:
758333f1c8fae204783c79b3517ece1e69ea142b0bf49704135efaf6c532859c

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:
12/26/2024 12:36:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.PourOverDigital.Bundler (M)
15.12.9.1

File size:
869 KB (889,864 bytes)

Product version:
93.5.6.9130

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Pour Over Digital

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/3/2015 2:03:38 AM

Valid to:
9/5/2016 4:47:46 PM

Subject:
CN=Pour Over Digital, O=Pour Over Digital, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
008CC8B56C38E87874

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/15/2014 11:03:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1d/tIICOqDCAhLmYo+MLyYOne56gGCsV8Fj:gDPFmh9Qne83CGij

Entry address:
0x207B

Entry point:
E8, 90, B8, 00, 00, E9, 92, B1, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, FF, 25, 1C, 41, 41, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 08, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 06, 8D, 47, FE, 5F, 5E, C3, 89, 7E, 2C, 89, 7E, 30, 89, 7E, 18, 89, 7E, 08, 89, 7E, 14, 89, 7E, 34, 39, 7E, 20, 75, 07, C7, 46, 20, E0, 80, 40, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 07, C7, 46, 24, 00, 81, 40, 00, 8B, 46, 28, 8B, 4E, 20, 68, 08, AB, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 50, FF, D1, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, C7, 75, 08, 5F, B8, FC, FF, FF, FF, 5E, C3...
 
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Entropy:
7.9693  (probably packed)

Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

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

http://files4.downloadnet1188.com/download/.../dl?bc=1195323&pid=installmetrix&brand=installmetrix.com&c=doga_ret8a_jcm4lp_minecraft_minecraft_1111tiron_lp9d2_MSIE_noads_nokws&country=US&cb=-733382605&filename=Minecraft_Game_Downloader.exe&productKey=q7i3jopafwimo7gxhjwsgzb5ez3jgfxn&osName=Windows&osVersion=8.1&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1197167

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