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minecraft_installer.exe

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 by Geryon Ads S.L has been detected as adware by 13 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)

MD5:
e9c3418311abddbaec7356efece1d683

SHA-1:
9899201c8b4c630280167375417fb8c6533abd60

SHA-256:
be17c9bd115a08150095e18f551609be4616f2f6c5d992c57652e202aef2c4d4

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 10:50:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.183.206

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3293

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141112

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20033

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28933
9.0.1.0316

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PL (variant)
8.10695

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
11/12/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.13943

McAfee
Artemis!E9C3418311AB
5600.6949

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GeryonAdsSL.T
14.11.12.3

Sophos
Generic PUA JI
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047C0OK214
7.2.316

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

File size:
755.3 KB (773,416 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\minecraft_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Geryon Ads S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/17/2015 1:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:u4vpcQJf7o7dn2lvs+3lhu2L7Sdka124faWUoOVY4gcXvJWLu9LzTb8X8:u4v+YkAO+juo7e1DDOVY4VfJuu9LT7

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 URL.

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

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