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minecraftfreedownloadsuscom-setup.exe

Trusted Install Software

The application minecraftfreedownloadsuscom-setup.exe by Trusted Install Software has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tomorrow Software Installer installer. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.freedownloads.us.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Modern New Installer  (signed by Trusted Install Software)

Product:
Modern New Installer

Version:
33.9.8.1085

MD5:
bfe0b8e3026276f5f87be262121a320e

SHA-1:
1638b1d721b40056f7ab2e63cbdb5eadb19e8e10

SHA-256:
f077d6d10157a7e9f417227e73bfbd8cc3bdcedd6ce86d9cd276588cbcce8662

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
11/24/2024 4:52:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160210

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.732
9.0.1.041

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.6376
8.16.02.10.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.P potentially unwanted (variant)
10.12433

F-Prot
W32/S-3bfe598a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Symmi.6376
11.2016-10-02_4

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownLoadAdmin
v2016.02.10.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware.TrustedInstallSoftware.Installer (M)
16.2.10.10

Sophos
Download Admin (PUA)
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
44668

File size:
866.8 KB (887,568 bytes)

Product version:
33.9.8.1085

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\minecraftfreedownloadsuscom-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Install Software

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/16/2015 5:38:38 PM

Valid to:
9/16/2016 5:38:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Install Software, O=Trusted Install Software, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00E2AD3DC1CBA6ED41

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/18/2014 7:51:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:CrSup16n3t3JEWx3Dt/Bmx7ZeiyXxUcdEKZl:6pg3jd9vc4iC7n

Entry address:
0x1E62

Entry point:
E8, 19, BA, 00, 00, E9, 1B, B3, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, 81, EC, BC, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 94, 24, CC, 00, 00, 00, 53, 8B, 9C, 24, D8, 00, 00, 00, 55, 8B, AC, 24, CC, 00, 00, 00, 56, 8B, B4, 24, DC, 00, 00, 00, 57, 8B, BC, 24, D8, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 07, 03, C5, 89, 44, 24, 1C, 8B, 03, 8D, 0C, 30, 89, 4C, 24, 34, 8B, 8C, 24, E8, 00, 00, 00, 83, E1, 04, C7, 44, 24, 18, FF, FF, FF, FF, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 89, 74, 24, 20, 89, 4C, 24, 38, 74, 05, 83, C8, FF, EB, 06, 2B, C2, 8D, 44, 30, FF, 8D, 48, 01, 89, 44, 24, 3C, 89, 4C...
 
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Entropy:
7.9687  (probably packed)

Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

The file minecraftfreedownloadsuscom-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://files4.freedownloads.us.com/download/.../dl?bc=1195659&pid=TR&brand=freedownloads.us.com&s=msn&c=FreeD_Minecraft_US&country=US&cb=-1387485594&osName=Windows&osVersion=8.1&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1195513

http://files4.freedownloads.us.com/download/.../dl?bc=1195659&pid=TR&brand=freedownloads.us.com&s=msn&c=FreeD_Minecraft_US&country=US&cb=-1111719376&osName=Windows&osVersion=8.1&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1195513

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