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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:
7918d71e1ef5c5b761579e93505fd598

SHA-1:
ca51e80502c813f6cf1699167debdba2a4986539

SHA-256:
632bb9ebd169f62fcd258b9228808957de37222f7616f851ec90d8847fc3c1c0

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 6:55:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AVSoftware.Installer (M)
16.3.5.15

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 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):
24576:7W7lqWsXE3hsBbBfh+xnec+1E6NrF8GxT0oTah+ETy:7qsbE3cBfck1gEQoTWTy

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=ooEwEx/Zq/rwmc4uFt4fbYcZxDdGF2s1iU lCAGHUoA=&c=qbF13jXfA443RbJGCGNT6MazYP vlwuHvk9CCJjdEQDlrLdDyKs01j1gj/VV/dgKzKXDEPy5J6xuvfvw7/Yxq6lMxJhjjSyp//MuS44cQrZofpGZBOKsduggLfKBTVUi&downloadAs=Mineshafter-launcher.exe&fallback_url=https://s01.solidfilesusercontent.com/ZWZkZDkwM2I0MDVlNDk5N2ZkY2NiNmQzNjY5NDNjMDNlY2JjMWEyZjoxYVFhZW86eWU3WWY3SUZzNWRqTnR2Vkt1RTBHc0pUOExr/.../Mineshafter-launcher.jar

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