minecraftfreedownloadsuscom-setup.exe

Recode

The application minecraftfreedownloadsuscom-setup.exe by Recode has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
Recode  (signed and verified)

Product:
Recode

Version:
16.2.8.7690

MD5:
8a4c5b007f94961f9927902cd1d4878a

SHA-1:
b7dfca19b68557e89bcf28a088be47c9f39b7b86

SHA-256:
5a46559058c68a679b65585011d1615063d3f6c9bad9fdd33b2d5a94fae887d9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 6:29:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.Recode.Installer (M)
16.2.15.10

File size:
871.3 KB (892,232 bytes)

Product version:
16.2.8.7690

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/20/2015 2:46:38 PM

Valid to:
10/13/2016 4:17:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Recode, O=Recode, 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:
6CF1AA9667D2346B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/7/2014 12:08:18 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fg+4RFIelgIpKJs1H3n8MhIEdzCAZE35cdYohhpEbh:o9uILX8mIEdGAZEpcdYo5Q

Entry address:
0x179A

Entry point:
E8, 71, C1, 00, 00, E9, 73, BA, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 83, E4, F0, D9, C0, D9, 54, 24, 18, DF, 7C, 24, 10, DF, 6C, 24, 10, 8B, 54, 24, 18, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 85, C0, 74, 3C, DE, E9, 85, D2, 79, 1E, D9, 1C, 24, 8B, 0C, 24, 81, F1, 00, 00, 00, 80, 81, C1, FF, FF, FF, 7F, 83, D0, 00, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 83, D2, 00, EB, 2C, D9, 1C, 24, 8B, 0C, 24, 81, C1, FF, FF, FF, 7F, 83, D8, 00, 8B, 54, 24, 14, 83, DA, 00, EB, 14, 8B, 54, 24, 14, F7, C2, FF, FF, FF, 7F, 75, B8, D9, 5C, 24, 18, D9, 5C, 24, 18, C9, C3, CC...
 
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Entropy:
7.9694  (probably packed)

Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

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