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minecraftsetup.exe

ICS Setup

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application minecraftsetup.exe by ICS Setup 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Minecraft but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
ICS Setup  (signed and verified)

MD5:
27411994640908e50cd4519d28071961

SHA-1:
799bfaef2dc219a6bef5352958ecaf44832fec0b

SHA-256:
7d47f102614787e8df90b177b7f6ef435bdc2833f0d84e54cbdf3a8e0e52f3c2

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 11:40:16 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.ICSSetup.Installer (M)
16.5.6.6

File size:
1 MB (1,079,976 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

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:
ICS Setup

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/22/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/23/2015 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ICS Setup, O=ICS Setup, STREET=Lilienblum 28, L=Tel-Aviv, S=Gush dan, PostalCode=65113, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
401AE9F3E475B300437336E84E319A7F

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:peqeI8SE7ym6kmMEfKqs7fDX/kKa7t2bSN2/6SnAtkqs:pbd87ym6kmhfKHP422N1bk/

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 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 Ei6xH1YIKDTDK5y7dg6VH0mDXPwcj1Y7KNlIKxWvm5whXtPDHsJcdl0IKWufSDC2j1YDrVdIKNlfSDzcj1zcmAm2r0Wc32lDXimcHaWck1NIKFl73vPDEim7K2pDZ1fAji4Nj73AzaFNjn=&campaignId=9jn0ATczNzM0AZMq

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