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minecraft_installer.exe

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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_installer.exe, “Software Setup ” by Geryon Ads S.L has been detected as adware by 17 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:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

MD5:
f512cb3ec7558b2a95f37cd5cf49a8f5

SHA-1:
97d26895b1c1fdd3479d09f752d164804612e5a7

SHA-256:
1371600b262654ee2c52b9f87be86f7f5d47693db2eb7e5af89968dd78e1f964

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
11/23/2024 11:34:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.Gen7
8.3.1.6

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2924

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.151115

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7062

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
23015

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.151
9.0.1.0319

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.TT potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12100

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
11/15/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.2016900

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Bundle
v2015.11.15.05

McAfee
Artemis!F512CB3EC755
5600.6580

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.GeryonAds.Installer (M)
15.11.15.17

Sophos
Generic PUA JH (PUA)
4.98

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R00UC0OD615
10.465.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
42916

File size:
764.4 KB (782,776 bytes)

Product version:
4.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Geryon Ads S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/15/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/16/2015 7:59:59 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 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:pOoCxpiQKXANpvP0bJrWLPtyxNaYRSx5+c7eI6iXf0YWz5IGhxXmyAuR3RfHBrNw:ph0xWAvsrCPoNh8bhoiMp+GjnjVhrN0R

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file minecraft_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://softwaredll.me/.../minecraft2014.php

http://win-software.net/.../minecraft17.php

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