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updater.exe

EpicPlay LLC

The application updater.exe by EpicPlay has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named TopArcadeHits triggered daily at a specified time. This file is typically installed with the program TopArcadeHits by EpicPlay, LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
EpicPlay LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a1007add073b64e2a93d7ee9e530cb82

SHA-1:
70ae0886d95deae7ff46986f756a19c1b8f7e878

SHA-256:
2ef3ca1f471840d4a2a022d0e94b7c85cc66f66750cfa2b811f5cbab6e0cd0cb

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:
11/30/2024 3:46:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EpicPlay (M)
17.1.20.8

File size:
111.9 KB (114,632 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\toparcadehits\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
EpicPlay LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/29/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/30/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=EpicPlay LLC, O=EpicPlay LLC, L=IRVINE, S=California, C=US

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

Serial number:
4943770084438BB2C2C1CE4C8278F7E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/2/2014 10:24:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x3D87

Entry point:
E8, 7E, 4E, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 88, 73, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 84, 73, 41, 00, 89, 15, 80, 73, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 7C, 73, 41, 00, 89, 35, 78, 73, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 74, 73, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, A0, 73, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 94, 73, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 70, 73, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 6C, 73, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 68, 73, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 64, 73, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 98, 73, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 8C, 73, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 90, 73, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 9C, 73, 41...
 
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Entropy:
6.1590

Code size:
60.5 KB (61,952 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
TopArcadeHits

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 6:50 AM)


The file updater.exe has been discovered within the following program.

TopArcadeHits  by EpicPlay, LLC
TopArcadeHits is a web browser extension, including a Browser Helper Object for Internet Explorer that is designed to deliver web based advertisements while the user is browsing. It is typically installed through various bundled installations.
www.toparcadehits.com
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