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minecraft_setup.exe

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This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application minecraft_setup.exe, “Software Installer ” by INSTALL THIS has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. 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:
Software Installer   (signed by INSTALL THIS)

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
dbe3bf55aa4e7a92af6f0102de83b627

SHA-1:
34fdb4d1fe7931f186c24b8a05187b96204b98bc

SHA-256:
cdf9993c2809edf0ff88c173809d260c62f80af058084342aa5dc334f49c2a7c

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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 1:14:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.Agent.M
426

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.IBryte
2015.01.25

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/iBryte.LI
7.11.204.248

avast!
IBryte-FL [PUP]
2014.9-151205

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2904

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.Agent.M
1.0.20.1695

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-763594
0.98/20542

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.IBryte.AR
20829

Dr.Web
Trojan.iBryte.76
9.0.1.0339

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.Agent.M
8.15.12.05.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.iBryte.AR application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.Agent
11.2015-05-12_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.Agent
15.12.25

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.192.14744

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.1017

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2015.12.05.04

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.Agent.M
16.0.0.1017

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dfuyhq
0.30.0.64812

nProtect
Trojan-Downloader/W32.Genome.162872
15.02.04.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.INSTALLTHIS.Installer (M)
15.12.5.16

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Optimum Installer'
5.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4778314
36666

File size:
159.1 KB (162,872 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014 Software Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALL THIS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/3/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/20/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALL THIS, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALL THIS, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
022C6886F5C72FEED25746F4AC3BA8CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/11/2014 3:04:44 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:2jnBTi2CRDZYzIq3+xlr1+ZNEo3HoHQMw32kAW5:whi2CEZ3UY5HJ5

Entry address:
0x322E

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 14, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 1C, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, AF, 47, 00, E8, 9F, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, AE, 47, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, B8, 01, 44, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, C0, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 0A, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, B0, 4C, 00, 50, 53, E8, F8, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.2102

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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

http://minecraftmodd.com/track/install?subid=play minecraft free&subid2=www.thumbsupgames.com&source=google_buildcraft-display-us-CPC-468x60-28521871088&adprovider=google_minecraftmodd.com&gclid=CMbh_IaAqsACFSMV7AodiRQAOg&dlink=http://secure.oinstaller6.com/g/.../Minecraft_Setup.exe

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