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mineshafter-launcher.exe

Application software

AVSoftware Ltd

The application mineshafter-launcher.exe, “Application software 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.todayappshosting.com.

File name:

Publisher:

Lite (signed by AVSoftware Ltd)

Product:

Application software

Description:

Application software Setup

Version:

1.6.3.8

MD5:

98195c3064158f8445473afa3dcc8bbe

SHA-1:

a838cdc9342d57921c2047da998e1b326e9a0b64

SHA-256:

57426e6da536b67697e406d4efe2dd22c55a0ecb23fe63537aa225a0b8e72106

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:

12/29/2024 12:50:31 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.AVSoftware.Installer (M)

16.2.14.12

File size:

943.8 KB (966,440 bytes)

Product version:

2.3.4

Installer Internet

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 2:55:52 PM

Valid to:

12/31/2016 2:55:52 PM

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 11:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:bPhTG2mTAzbBuATMjquwO1SVdA7F5KFasAbpup+7xZuCDVj:bRX1zluAT/u2S77upvCDVj

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:

7.9283

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://www.todayappshosting.com/c?x=EZpI4xEHfgvRJG2L4Hp0EII2J8ZIXhRAnOCUTwXNsIc=&c=b4cykiAvcefLlOm1twysYPO nm/5emsk7fMqqEdNxWfn 7wKAuWfpXHGDRaAgMzE6VtxJ45Ir7YSKa6X3nKm1V6WsrY9k650dD6jBLpfA qoK3dJe7tfAQ1rNTQGW9bl&downloadAs=Mineshafter-launcher.exe&fallback_url=https://s01.solidfilesusercontent.com/MTRjM2YzZjEzYjJkNmE4MWY0ZjdhYjI5ZDkzODVjMWM5ZGY1NmY0MjoxYVJQQzQ6d3dvdnVtMGFlZ210dlB0RFk5bTZUUzFkTFpJ/.../Mineshafter-launcher.jar

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