arcadefrontiergames.exe

ArcadeFrontier

The application arcadefrontiergames.exe by ArcadeFrontier 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from e1.arcadefrontier.com.
Publisher:
ArcadeFrontier  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5e072e4e03d9da3e187ed0b5f55d7442

SHA-1:
a82f69b6c945bda21217f3c76a157f971cd522c5

SHA-256:
0267b4230fc482c8aeaa8a4d1c673bde39a33b69b844d2f2d2a21047362143fc

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.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 4:58:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EpicPlay (M)
16.8.8.14

File size:
126.3 KB (129,360 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\arcadefrontiergames.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/11/2016 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/11/2017 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ArcadeFrontier, O=ArcadeFrontier, L=Irvine, S=California, C=US

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

Serial number:
75C453E835F5E6FF20B31B73D458A59B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:bQIURTXJbXhD6ZB7CRt3n4ea/DL9/l6ap9YbMpOWftrZ:bsNXt6ZB7C3c/Nt6aAbQOWfD

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7277

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

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