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minecraftsetup.exe

Generic Web

Premium Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application minecraftsetup.exe, “Generic Web Setup ” by Premium Scale (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:
Application web   (signed by Premium Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Generic Web

Description:
Generic Web Setup

Version:
1.4.5.3

MD5:
8483d6c5a04659acae700d6393027ffa

SHA-1:
e0c56eaca443c975d63e88071d582e97bb635ff3

SHA-256:
85c839e34a3094d8616b253f993b82e1b8c2d045ef048b10948b1179f81e964d

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:
11/24/2024 6:29:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.6.26.18

File size:
778.9 KB (797,640 bytes)

Product version:
3.1

Copyright:
Web Internet Program

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):
12288:GhESpMNHlnCeunCH6wAmGK/+veTJt4jnuBPRAMvuvyemZyiCOL4urWLx:GaSONFnC1wATvefyuB5AZJmwPOLJrix

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:
7.8880

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://happygood.info/?dl=1&pi=Ajg4NzcROT7ROi==&osos=VdluDrW3cw==&gclid=CLWUk8OO4MQCFQSRfgodbqkAWw&dr=cHaWck1NIKFl73vPDEim2r0Wc32lDXiFvENyhXNy7yDphXAmD3vpDZ0m rcWDK4m7dAWVVAm7dREhKVuvmAWASDChTMm7dlChV8dOTawNZC4OZAm7K2pDZ1fNjcRAT7dNZc4OZn=&pd=DrW3 mRJ7KitcdVlUmNJ i==&campaignId=9jn0AjgyNjC0AZMq

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