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AVSoftware Ltd

The application mineshafter-launcher.exe, “Internet Setup ” by AVSoftware 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. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.funranchconcepts.com.
Publisher:
AVSoftware Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
1.2.2.1

MD5:
fdf0eca275857ba0e08d514d381dbea1

SHA-1:
1687072b20c441974053450cd6e455ac7a05371f

SHA-256:
f3e79611f2f4519801bce08e0048c3f8c8ea65c792cb7bb9c31783c97cffe2c8

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:
11/24/2024 6:26:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AVSoftware.Installer (M)
16.2.25.7

File size:
934.8 KB (957,256 bytes)

Product version:
4.8.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\mineshafter-launcher.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/31/2015 9:55:52 AM

Valid to:
12/31/2016 9:55:52 AM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware Ltd, O=AVSoftware Ltd, L=Sofia, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112134814B6C56AF7047C195AE1D737EC185

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:lW7lqWsXE3hsBbBfh+xnec+1E6NrF8GxT0oTah+ETy:lqsbE3cBfck1gEQoTWTy

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:
7.9305

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file mineshafter-launcher.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.funranchconcepts.com/c?x=L20kCHGIXaXxXCEe2IArmk1h3/C4ubivS9SrWK6QkHo=&c=koyKaZM02QnQSCl LIwpnDYKtU7VCqRNtVjcgCr1JyvSHF zhxMxwSxKXjCOuRIS/EbSFAkoEIYM5WEmBto3hCVB9SkqNtLuQuQXjm6tvrwJUt1vGCQz9WKPHJlNw0EM&downloadAs=Mineshafter-launcher.exe&fallback_url=https://s01.solidfilesusercontent.com/OTJjMGVjMDYwOTBiYWRjYWRhOGU1ZjM2NTA4MTY0YWE5NjYwYWUxNDoxYVFRd0w6TnFTSkVhMnZMTng3VDhCU2NHaHJjV0JxOXhr/.../Mineshafter-launcher.jar

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