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CatWSPrx.exe

ArcadeGiant

The application catwsprx.exe by ArcadeGiant has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “CatWSPrx”.
Publisher:
Catalytix Web Services  (signed by ArcadeGiant)

Product:
CatWSPrx.exe

Version:
2.3.1.1

MD5:
53af4de40b1d057154a6d2f2caacfbad

SHA-1:
78d419f1cc6d5eaedd8cfe7258bd198f680a3558

SHA-256:
67a0e9693897c49909925e3f64699a3b1f03cd2ab3f3fc4ca3510815f581bbe6

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:19:36 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.ArcadeGiant
15.1.12.12

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1205
7.2.6

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4139338
35224

File size:
1.3 MB (1,337,856 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.1.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\arcadegiant\cat\catwsprx.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ArcadeGiant

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/9/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2016 6:59:59 PM

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

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

Serial number:
57BC95B0241F043C637386F57295B150

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/15/2014 9:24:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:8R8/TflqNiPdUEZoSK9nfY2jFFxK0yNfLGWnA5jKLpJkkI4/:8qTMNiPdUEWr9gKFxESeAgpJHIO

Entry address:
0x4F01

Entry point:
E8, 51, 5C, 00, 00, E9, 7B, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 53, 56, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 8B, 54, 24, 10, 8B, 5C, 24, 14, F7, C3, FF, FF, FF, FF, 74, 51, 2B, CA, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 18, 0F, B6, 04, 0A, 3A, 02, 75, 48, 85, C0, 0F, 44, D8, 42, 83, EB, 01, 76, 34, F6, C2, 03, 75, E8, 8D, 04, 0A, 25, FF, 0F, 00, 00, 3D, FC, 0F, 00, 00, 77, D9, 8B, 04, 0A, 3B, 02, 75, D2, 83, EB, 04, 76, 14, 8D, B0, FF, FE, FE, FE, 83, C2, 04, F7, D0, 23, C6, A9, 80, 80, 80, 80, 74, D1, 33, C0, 5E, 5B, C3, 8D, 64, 24, 00, 1B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9601  (probably packed)

Code size:
85 KB (87,040 bytes)

Service
Display name:
CatWSPrx

Description:
Catalytix Web Services

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-87-141-51.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.87.141.51:80)

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