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awupdate.exe

Arcadeweb LLC

The application awupdate.exe by Arcadeweb has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Arcadeweb LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
35c6ed798e2a1235bbc4387af33eb0e6

SHA-1:
79afcfb75e0fd4bfd7ce5e2710cfd1f9f346f4de

SHA-256:
714aa7674c5df9640694020df7207c8311fbe09ed022db2854d09fdb11fae365

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:
4/26/2024 3:46:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EpicPlay (M)
17.2.27.11

File size:
656.2 KB (671,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\awupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Arcadeweb LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/25/2010 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/26/2011 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Arcadeweb LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Arcadeweb LLC, 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:
0647EFA254F9A0B82A42E7D776711609

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/5/2011 12:55:19 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x116BB

Entry point:
E8, 34, 81, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A4, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 1F, 83, 3D, B4, 12, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, FA, 81, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 15, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 2A, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, 44, 18, 41, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8014  (probably packed)

Code size:
122.5 KB (125,440 bytes)

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