pixelmon-minecraft-softwareandgames-com.exe

installer web

MediaProgramas SL

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application pixelmon-minecraft-softwareandgames-com.exe, “installer web Setup ” by MediaProgramas SL 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:
MediaProgramas SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
installer web

Description:
installer web Setup

Version:
4.7.2.1

MD5:
fb53f9a6852b20e8e2dbffb6512a42f8

SHA-1:
f47aa67fc597ad0f576db6698e8f5bbc0bff8b52

SHA-256:
f74ae55f4083e37cd6fbc018f6e1974d5d5d7397b8bd42ecda78e88cce14a93f

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 9:45:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MediaProgramas.Installer (M)
16.2.17.14

File size:
1 MB (1,063,208 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.9

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\pixelmon-minecraft-softwareandgames-com.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/19/2016 10:45:23 AM

Valid to:
1/19/2017 10:45:23 AM

Subject:
CN=MediaProgramas SL, O=MediaProgramas SL, L=Caceres, C=ES

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

Serial number:
1121D99693421A43CAD4725D8372A3D12E34

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):
24576:0kbattjombUPazD2PyycG2DbQkUhuutZ7uo7xma9wc7:0YItIiv+yi2DbXiu4Z7XxmCr

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.9285

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file pixelmon-minecraft-softwareandgames-com.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

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