arcadefrontiergames.exe

ArcadeFrontier

The application arcadefrontiergames.exe, “ArcadeFrontier Installer” by ArcadeFrontier has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from d1.arcadefrontier.com.
Publisher:
ArcadeFrontier  (signed and verified)

Product:
ArcadeFrontier

Description:
ArcadeFrontier Installer

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
4d2225f5d1f0c04767d340253e3ecd52

SHA-1:
94ec75e4f69f854f63e220cb0587f0118f66129e

SHA-256:
ff5dc6c4b88267b5f140e735876952ff1ff5b2b092e184036c838967e0ff3108

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
5/8/2024 4:49:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SearchProtect.J
787

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Graftor.146377
1.0.20.1715

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-755750
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.13430
9.0.1.0343

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.146377
8.14.12.09.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-95bcec05
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Graftor.146377
11.2014-09-12_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Graftor.146377
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ClientConnect
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14150

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ArcadeFrontier.A
v2014.12.09.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Graftor.146377
15.0.0.1029

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cuchqa
0.28.2.60990

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ArcadeFrontier.T
14.12.9.21

Sophos
PUA 'OpenCandy'
5.08

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4725471
31208

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.198118
2.0.0.1994

File size:
1 MB (1,081,280 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
SetupGUI.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\arcadefrontiergames.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/27/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/28/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ArcadeFrontier, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=ArcadeFrontier, L=Irvine, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
264016B59282786C8076A6999C03285F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2013 3:32:00 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:pv5+h7nRkErGb1u7SYXj2OgOVwlMhlD9MPj0zm0:ph+h71rGb1uxjFwkDoAS0

Entry address:
0x1C39E

Entry point:
E8, 90, 4D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D...
 
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Entropy:
7.7541  (probably packed)

Code size:
161 KB (164,864 bytes)

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

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