Minecraft Launcher Detected. False Positive?

[Differentunic]

The Minecraft launcher and shortcut files are classified as malware by malwarebytes. I am suspicious that this is a false positive as the file has not been updated, and has not been detected in the past.  

See logs below:

 

 

Malwarebytes
www.malwarebytes.com

-Log Details-
Scan Date: 8/19/20
Scan Time: 9:30 PM
Log File: 66bfd7f6-e20f-11ea-a916-6c2b5977f5e7.json

-Software Information-
Version: 4.1.2.73
Components Version: 1.0.1003
Update Package Version: 1.0.28715
License: Premium

-System Information-
OS: Windows 10 (Build 18362.959)
CPU: x64
File System: NTFS
User: DESKTOP-DDCQ9ST\maxt8

-Scan Summary-
Scan Type: Threat Scan
Scan Initiated By: Manual
Result: Completed
Objects Scanned: 364934
Threats Detected: 3
Threats Quarantined: 0
Time Elapsed: 6 min, 37 sec

-Scan Options-
Memory: Enabled
Startup: Enabled
Filesystem: Enabled
Archives: Enabled
Rootkits: Enabled
Heuristics: Enabled
PUP: Detect
PUM: Detect

-Scan Details-
Process: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Module: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Key: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Value: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Registry Data: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Data Stream: 0
(No malicious items detected)

Folder: 0
(No malicious items detected)

File: 3
Malware.AI.4289595226, C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\PUBLIC\Desktop\Minecraft Launcher.lnk, No Action By User, 1000000, 0, , , , , A26E109E175AE246660A946EB03C179B, 603F2B35D6A97520727CAAD0EB390C7DE6A122A430F9B36B1A69010D117BEBCD
Malware.AI.4289595226, C:\USERS\PUBLIC\Desktop\Minecraft Launcher.lnk, No Action By User, 1000000, 0, , , , , A26E109E175AE246660A946EB03C179B, 603F2B35D6A97520727CAAD0EB390C7DE6A122A430F9B36B1A69010D117BEBCD
Malware.AI.4289595226, C:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MINECRAFT LAUNCHER\MINECRAFTLAUNCHER.EXE, No Action By User, 1000000, 0, 1.0.28715, 6FDC65347CCD00E2FFAE075A, dds, 00858853, 49DEDAE3837705AB9AE041B00914DBA5, D9CDCF6FAE6BD3DDC5C8A61B4453A75F5516B71E518EE3E410FA8DF591940E70

Physical Sector: 0
(No malicious items detected)

WMI: 0
(No malicious items detected)

(end)

 

 

[miekiemoes]

Hi,

This is indeed a false positive by our additional machinelearning engine we have implemented.
This will get fixed.

Thanks for reporting!