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minecraft_installer.exe

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SoftInstall

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, “My Program Setup ” by SoftInstall has been detected as adware by 10 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. 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:
SoftInstall  (signed and verified)

Product:
My Program

Description:
My Program Setup

MD5:
31bb5dd362018de9d824e4d8af63d353

SHA-1:
c62671bc1b06abb85a29c1ba27dc82d546f7d58b

SHA-256:
dcdacb9342a4c09067884780fb284f85e828f4e4a0605d4df8bcfffba8e047a7

Scanner detections:
10 / 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 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:
11/23/2024 11:24:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3348

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14917

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PV (variant)
8.10264

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13054

McAfee
Artemis!31BB5DD36201
5600.7004

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SoftInstall.T
14.9.17.17

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.InstallCore/Variant
10354

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0808
7.2.260

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
32252

File size:
756.5 KB (774,680 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

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:
SoftInstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/27/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/28/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SoftInstall, O=SoftInstall, STREET=2/8 Lenelblome St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

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

Serial number:
5AF66A3F1444C79E1F9C72BAEE368786

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ImFaWC7WKn3Ip6Ct71aNNcX6AEH/Dygerj2CWeAKOhjUkexZ6bemKI9jfgRHlryn:ImFvCqK3IoCt71aNklEH/DygsdWeALjh

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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/.../minecraft.php

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