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CatWSPrx.exe

ArcadeGiant

The application catwsprx.exe by ArcadeGiant has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “CatWSPrx”. While running, it connects to the Internet address 54.232-252-62.static.virginmediabusiness.co.uk on port 443.
Publisher:
Catalytix Web Services  (signed by ArcadeGiant)

Product:
CatWSPrx.exe

Version:
2.3.3.1

MD5:
c58979e78ddd2f883a4efbaaae218566

SHA-1:
ee253523160846244b92c8f4fe26c2567096c617

SHA-256:
9056fec72892f78fcbe5efcba0de2b239b79555170ff942adb1eadaff937d774

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 4:38:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.ArcadeGiant
15.2.26.16

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0226
7.2.57

VIPRE Antivirus
GameVance
37930

File size:
1.4 MB (1,463,832 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.3.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\arcadegiant\cat\catwsprx.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ArcadeGiant

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/9/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2016 6:59:59 PM

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

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

Serial number:
57BC95B0241F043C637386F57295B150

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2015 8:24:04 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:aa+XTHKcQHx6dMZZnq8gYUGwe5bxmPCcdVMeILkzDpHp81pDT2ks+bCSH0HYrdj7:ahTrQcdOnqeUGj5bxmPCcdFqkdwDQJ78

Entry address:
0x440A

Entry point:
E8, F6, 35, 00, 00, E9, 7B, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 53, 56, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 5C, 24, 14, F7, C3, FF, FF, FF, FF, 74, 51, 2B, CA, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 18, 0F, B6, 04, 0A, 3A, 02, 75, 48, 85, C0, 0F, 44, D8, 42, 83, EB, 01, 76, 34, F6, C2, 03, 75, E8, 8D, 04, 0A, 25, FF, 0F, 00, 00, 3D, FC, 0F, 00, 00, 77, D9, 8B, 04, 0A, 3B, 02, 75, D2, 83, EB, 04, 76, 14, 8D, B0, FF, FE, FE, FE, 83, C2, 04, F7, D0, 23, C6, A9, 80, 80, 80, 80, 74, D1, 33, C0, 5E...
 
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Entropy:
7.9690  (probably packed)

Code size:
66 KB (67,584 bytes)

Service
Display name:
CatWSPrx

Description:
Catalytix Web Services

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to m160-mp1-cvx1b.lan.ntl.com  (62.252.168.160:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-216-137-63-93.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (216.137.63.93:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to m162-mp1-cvx1b.lan.ntl.com  (62.252.168.162:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ipv4_1.cxl0.c026.gru005.ix.nflxvideo.net  (45.57.6.155:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-235-129-182.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.235.129.182:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-71-193-144.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.71.193.144:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-19-7-182.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.19.7.182:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-107-20-152-35.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.152.35:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-134-182.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.134.182:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-55-122-102.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.55.122.102:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 54.232-252-62.static.virginmediabusiness.co.uk  (62.252.232.54:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 107.154.112.40.ip.incapdns.net  (107.154.112.40:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-107-21-22-229.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.21.22.229:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a92-123-180-59.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (92.123.180.59:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a-0001.a-msedge.net  (204.79.197.200:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to vip154.ssl.hwcdn.net  (205.185.208.154:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-54-230-194-135.iad53.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.194.135:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ipv4_1.cxl0.c028.gru005.ix.nflxvideo.net  (45.57.6.157:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-73-182-133.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.73.182.133:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-200-239-43.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.200.239.43:443)

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