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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. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from srv1.arcadeweb.com.
Publisher:
ArcadeWeb LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
af9951270d615fa5452b65dca42ddc61

SHA-1:
41aef76766bfaa0aae5cde83e69ee31f893e230c

SHA-256:
17a5c330a3b6ff0b66624ea70db832ab099c757dbb021bb82059bc580d76f19f

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:
12/26/2024 9:35:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EpicPlay (M)
16.8.2.19

File size:
1.1 MB (1,201,056 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\arcadewebsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ArcadeWeb LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

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

Valid to:
8/28/2014 7:59:59 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:
3/7/2013 5:26:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ti0v49QTrcS6U/Z1EGj1NonnFYuP16yMlkDyJH1cCmQPnYj:3BTIS6U/Z1EGnoFh17YkDyP8

Entry address:
0x28E64

Entry point:
E8, BA, 6D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, F4, 90, 44, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 3C, 6E, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 68, E0, 8E, 42, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, F4, 90, 44, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.7671  (probably packed)

Code size:
219.5 KB (224,768 bytes)

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

http://srv1.arcadeweb.com/setup/YTM1MDUyNzAwNzDboUUqDbSzw9574CbPOnRF2OVQADG FlSkDgJbZFatmMEK/rNWslgHfOD2bulHLWRXijhKGWBmn17/w/UhPZj ebMfP7fPMkCAd1SEuVFNT/.../ArcadeWebSetup.exe

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