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Install Helper

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application setup_minecraft.exe by Install Helper 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 Vittalia DM 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:
Install Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
minecraft

Version:
3.0.0.76

MD5:
a81a3113d904c31655f5722e49aa951c

SHA-1:
3e29dcd6b0302d2d8c9b762fb23c2e1e819d3274

SHA-256:
c71c1506b528d5461497f6f61f001d8d98f983b248fbec2c7fcf3e1af3773e2d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
11/4/2024 4:58:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
16.7.17.14

File size:
860.2 KB (880,816 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.76

Copyright:
(c) Install Helper

Original file name:
setup_minecraft.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup_minecraft.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Helper

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/28/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/29/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Helper, O=Install Helper, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
7CC3624C218D0B5B8DB87F5E4E3521B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2015 1:41:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7YXZHWvkcK7GFzJGwno6/3LC3SaN6vPTfK:UXZix3Vg6/3LBzfK

Entry address:
0x1282

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 4C, 53, 56, 57, BE, 00, 00, 80, 07, 33, DB, 56, 53, FF, 15, 10, 80, 47, 00, 85, C0, 74, 6B, 8B, D6, 8B, C8, 88, 19, 41, 4A, 75, FA, 50, FF, 15, 1C, 80, 47, 00, 89, 5D, FC, 8B, C3, 39, 75, FC, 73, 50, 40, FF, 45, FC, 39, 75, FC, 72, F7, 3B, C6, 75, 43, 6A, F9, 5B, C7, 45, F0, 96, 9F, 9F, 9F, 33, D2, 66, C7, 45, F4, 90, 95, C6, 45, F6, 8D, 88, 5D, F7, 8A, 4C, 15, F0, 8A, C1, 0A, CB, 22, C3, F6, D0, 22, C1, 88, 44, 15, F0, 42, 83, FA, 08, 72, E8, 8B, 3D, 0C, 80, 47, 00, 8D, 45, F0, 50, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.0122

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
475.5 KB (486,912 bytes)

The file setup_minecraft.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files.1download.io/.../download_minecraft.php?cid=38926423.1424374900&flag=us

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