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minecraftsetup.exe

Application

Moca Network (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, “Application Setup ” by Moca Network (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 13 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. 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:
Software   (signed by Moca Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

MD5:
15478636912524496bc583ac1a869ba3

SHA-1:
a53fd9266917675c5c01c3cc2e22fd5d93e49ea0

SHA-256:
7d4080d7d3d5faa28b1bfc625ea7e9f229470bf57623600462a1223d3680bcd9

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 '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:
11/28/2024 12:51:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCo.zkh
8.3.1.6

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3075

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.NWEM
22483

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.45
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YH potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.EG
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16276

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2015.06.17.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NewMedia.Installer
15.6.17.11

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.15

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
40830

File size:
756.5 KB (774,696 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.6

Copyright:
Web

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:
Moca Network (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/21/2014 11:08:19 AM

Valid to:
10/22/2015 11:08:19 AM

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

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

Serial number:
1121BDE3E9465AA3885C78E31659FB678295

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:j1/G2lT4HJswGpHlUYs1vVpDfpl/Mx16B2ozYbcEYfgl0o9vGIYAQm1rEdrA7gDj:j1/nlQJQLs5fplENW9UIDlQolAOSrREl

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 executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to geetos.info  (92.242.140.21:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-77-220-53.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.77.220.53:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-153-163.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.153.163:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-207-45.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.207.45:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-213-173-59.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.213.173.59:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-182-77.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.182.77:80)

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