arcadefrontiergames.exe

ArcadeFrontier Installer

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)

Product:
ArcadeFrontier Installer

Version:
4.0.4801.0

MD5:
ce4c7bb3c9c43a0d7b279d9de0fc1a71

SHA-1:
c754f492ac49d2eb1f3997fe36fc4866a0686c9a

SHA-256:
f9814c7cdd9f7cab10fc8befe07823d435122f04c55e6d7b8f216ba620e08421

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:
4/19/2024 12:35:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EpicPlay (M)
16.8.9.16

File size:
299.2 KB (306,408 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.4801.0

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}\arcadefrontiergames.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/11/2016 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/11/2017 5:59:59 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 4:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:+s2Z+1TMNzqewJd1Qi7plGXsO1hcqApdfaLP2TCv0m/M:0YMFJwJ9fKsGc3pdCLeTCv0H

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:
7.9289

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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