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minecraftsetup.exe

Generic Application

Premium Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application minecraftsetup.exe, “Generic Application Setup ” by Premium Scale (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
Internet   (signed by Premium Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Generic Application

Description:
Generic Application Setup

Version:
5.6.1.4

MD5:
9bf960c8809266ef10ff51f0cfe54120

SHA-1:
8a24271b0111ead1fcb3a2b7760645131242f1b2

SHA-256:
b0d064d889df755cf55056de37cfdd6f863649d293a101eb3ff40500a75cd399

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
1/14/2025 9:35:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YV potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11445

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NewMedia.Installer
15.4.9.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
38950

File size:
782.6 KB (801,392 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

Copyright:
Installer Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\minecraftsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Premium Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/9/2015 10:04:15 AM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 10:04:15 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121CCC26B8A89F90AFF2AB668372A1A4978

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yqMsBwoSBkp/h3E8aHWsQFDM4cU5ciIl4uQwCPriqS:yqXdJ3EhWDJM5rVl4BwCPrid

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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Entropy:
7.8928

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://cool-all.info/?dl=1&pi=Ajg4NzcyATgRAi==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&gclid=CMuzx7uN5cQCFcVgfgodgVUALQ&dr=cHaWck1NIKFl73vPDEim2r0Wc32lDXiFvENyhXNy7yDphXAmD3vpDZ0m rcWDK4m7dAWVVAm7dREhKVuvmAWASDChTMm7dlChV8dOTawNZC4OZAm7K2pDZ1fNjcRAT7dNZc4OZn=&pd=DrW3 mRJ7KitcdVlUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0Ajg0NZM0AZMq

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