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minecraft_install.exe

My Program

Geryon Ads S.L.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraft_install.exe, “My Program Setup ” by Geryon Ads S.L has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. 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. 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:
Geryon Ads S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
fed13c1a45a5283cf73f740442109d37

SHA-1:
e0e28b80fabc2243506feb68ee3239d857eec6ba

SHA-256:
13fa820fdc55a397f726d0d7cbfb60cd078236f4db51abeddf97bd8c7db76b82

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 '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:
11/1/2024 5:23:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.214.232

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2917

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.151122

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
21339

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28933
9.0.1.0326

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PZ potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11288

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15196

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.GeryonAds.Installer (M)
15.11.22.18

Sophos
Generic PUA OA
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
38242

File size:
750.9 KB (768,968 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Geryon Ads S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/15/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/16/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Geryon Ads S.L., OU=IT, O=Geryon Ads S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
71F910550D2DD2713679787B12FF2EA0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bzvpzuxqsVDWaArcnA7C0klO8jOtyvps5RN4mKpmURH+xDOuB/x0MxopURl55abM:bzvZuxqsxNZA7Cy8jLRWNhDOGx0MupUt

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:
7.8867

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://cdn.download4windowscontent.com/?ic_user_id=678

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