Did you just download a file that has a digital signature from Mojang AB and wonder if the file is safe? If so, please read on.
You will typically notice Mojang AB when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screencap shows:
You can also view the Mojang AB certificate with the following procedure:
Here's a screenshot of a file signed by Mojang AB:
As you can see in the screengrab above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This implies that the file has been published by Mojang AB and that no one has tampered with the file.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also examine the address for Mojang AB, such as the street name, city and country.
Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA has issued the Mojang AB certificates. You can also view the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above.
The following are the Mojang AB files I've collected, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Detection Ratio | File Name |
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1/57 | Minecraft.exe |
3/72 | MinecraftLauncher.exe |
2/56 | 228412-688491-minecraft.exe |
1/66 | MinecraftLauncher.exe |
0/56 | NativeUpdater.exe |
0/54 | MinecraftLauncher.exe |
0/55 | Minecraft.exe |
Here is the detection names for the Mojang AB files. I've grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
Scanner | Detection Names |
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Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.Shelma |
CrowdStrike | malicious_confidence_73% (D), win/malicious_confidence_90% (D) |
Invincea | virus.win32.chir.b@mm |
Jiangmin | Trojan.Swrort.do |
Rising | Malware.Heuristic!ET (rdm+) |
VBA32 | BScope.Trojan.Swrort |
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've collected 416 scan results for the Mojang AB files. 7 of these scan results came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can review the full details of the scan results by examining the files listed above.
The analysis is done on certificates with the following serial numbers: