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CrushArcade Installer

CrushArcade

The application crusharcadegames.exe by CrushArcade 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from d1.crusharcade.com.
Publisher:
CrushArcade  (signed and verified)

Product:
CrushArcade Installer

Version:
4.0.4778.0

MD5:
410ea3ec2d09b25c43ac9e6ec26a245c

SHA-1:
e2a895170056f53020fbf797899fb58308028f1e

SHA-256:
b67e60c8254ff281ad8802e62e37ea0bdf899ff1f06b357be10483a1a2e698a2

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 5:52:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EpicPlay (M)
16.8.3.17

File size:
296.5 KB (303,592 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.4778.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CrushArcade

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/22/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/22/2016 5:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
420B76B85E9C8DAC64327368DE6214CA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:osRjb1B9oKzJe9SrcTN8o922ujJy9qp189Du0/ZU:hjb1B9o6IAr2N8Z2ujJoa8J9BU

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:
7.9083

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://d1.crusharcade.com/setup/YTIwMDM1Nzc5MTTboUUqDbSzw28BIDHHulwSg0j1I3x24Aq9D DS3QtqX2ohR NKHVq2gbcF hy857PijhKGWBmn11or88wJkTNo4XpWP/.../CrushArcadeGames.exe

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