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minecraftsetup.exe

Software Web

App Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraftsetup.exe, “Software Web Setup ” by App Setup (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore 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.
Publisher:
Generic Software   (signed by App Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Software Web

Description:
Software Web Setup

Version:
3.1.5.6

MD5:
3596ba22b85655c4456cc8dad92d77f4

SHA-1:
00402f1d964212cf818a5e70e50f7bf10da17a2e

SHA-256:
cd87a51c7d1e1f0990a7944341d04b7c7fa2b436cb5120c26f8611d9be71eacf

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.

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:
11/15/2024 11:36:49 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.Installer.installCore.Installer (M)
16.2.13.11

File size:
756 KB (774,192 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.3

Copyright:
Generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
App Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/3/2014 1:14:04 PM

Valid to:
12/4/2015 1:14:04 PM

Subject:
CN=App Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=App Setup (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121701AD0B057C11B48BBA29D5422B0FAF8

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:HdyGceZWiJjTcj6Ys6c4tLQQfuTVovZh/EU83fh6iF8VseFji89PngUerLfZzImn:Hdy5enJXGfcmLQQGKvZ1pqfhBcseFjzx

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://www.freetop-app.com/?dl=1&dr=hd5C m0WedNyDK50IXDlfSDphXAmD3vpDZ0m rcWcHim7dAWilam7dREhXs0vmAWASDChTMm7dlChV8yOZg4NZnFAzamI3cWedtleX2JcmxWvm10hXtt7XxjIHxFcrVWvm1uhXtw r5jDK1l ExWvmN0hXt07XvEDXxWvmF0hXtpDCNJ Exl Ei6xH1YIKDTDK5y7dg6VH0mDXPwcj1Y7KNlIKxWvm5whXtPDHsJcdl0IKWufSDC2j1YDrVdIKNlfSDzcj1zcmAm2r0Wc32lDXimcHaWck1NIKFl73vPDEim7K2pDZ1fAji4ATcRNZaFNjn=&campaignId=9jn0AT7RAzLdAZMq

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