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minecraftsetup.exe

Software Installer

Generic

The application minecraftsetup.exe, “Software Installer Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Generic

Product:
Software Installer

Description:
Software Installer Setup

MD5:
0ea9fefcab959c373cd8cab9c5bf5ac1

SHA-1:
70060c948f88ec67f97bf0332d9768b727530285

SHA-256:
91050e0cc7246f414856a0705114826c1a48bb29fd1e330b3110026eb0bbdd78

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 12:35:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.RES (M)
16.4.17.4

File size:
780.6 KB (799,374 bytes)

Product version:
4.1

Copyright:
Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

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):
24576:DRokbTAhxneV9eUmwndCnQ3ueGg23n6u6M6DEbMZriK:DG+ExeV9dmwGeGggb66bMZriK

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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Entropy:
7.8875

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://install-great.org/?dl=1&pi=Ajg4NzcRNZAdAi==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&dr=cHaWck1tIKFl73vPDEim2r0Wc32lDXimc3aW7mcmIT1zvm2yIKiWvmREhXs0vmNjhLvSvmNBDz1w2kDjhTnmDZ0wvmNpDZ1fNzC4Nzg4AZCRvm5EIKiWXzaRAT70NjayNZa=&pd=2323UmRlDdVuDrVyeS1PcHszUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0AjCzAja0AZMq

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