arcadewebsetup.exe

ArcadeWeb LLC

The application arcadewebsetup.exe by ArcadeWeb 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 www.arcadeweb.com.
Publisher:
ArcadeWeb LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0cc9edaa60c9d771c23f30837e2a01d2

SHA-1:
201e18ff27043e5ba73daa347c265d70bc0f86fd

SHA-256:
da37dc3d34f2d42a29c0a05b9c929a7715c84e19d290cc13677b796388be1c42

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:
2/26/2025 4:18:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EpicPlay.ArcadeWe.Installer (M)
16.7.3.9

File size:
143.3 KB (146,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/27/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/28/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ArcadeWeb LLC, O=ArcadeWeb LLC, L=Newport Beach, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1270E83D0CDA7BA777A3261D81F58DEA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:lgXdZt9P6D3XJN107ONsNzQiL9x4xriOEKm3WhjC6nsNzQ2:le34107ssNPKriBqh+WsN/

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7682

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://www.arcadeweb.com/installer.php?gameId=1000

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