arcadefrontiergames.exe

ArcadeFrontier

The application arcadefrontiergames.exe by ArcadeFrontier 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 e1.arcadefrontier.com.
Publisher:
ArcadeFrontier  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6606cafe83f7a90937f6a7f6bdb81677

SHA-1:
27e36d6a64845183fc7fef54742dfc0fd0c9d091

SHA-256:
88479f47d7b9e9d6079a4fc5fc8fe288d1073cb775b41f8ffa848ad615be5207

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:
4/25/2024 7:14:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EpicPlay (M)
16.8.9.22

File size:
126.3 KB (129,360 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/11/2016 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/11/2017 4:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
75C453E835F5E6FF20B31B73D458A59B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:AQIURTXJbXhD6ZB7CRt3n4ea/DL9/l6ap9YbMpOWftry:AsNXt6ZB7C3c/Nt6aAbQOWfI

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:
7.7278

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

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