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CrushArcade Installer

CrushArcade

The application crusharcadegames.exe by CrushArcade 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 d1.crusharcade.com.
Publisher:
CrushArcade  (signed and verified)

Product:
CrushArcade Installer

Version:
4.0.4778.0

MD5:
f7c09d4c4d4afded022331f25dcfb810

SHA-1:
09e2bba4cc0da37624933f6b510f4a4b1cb5fda2

SHA-256:
680bffb4edff4e95e0746def152d27fa04ae66283f34a67795df141a963bee66

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:
5/17/2024 11:42:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EpicPlay (M)
16.8.6.6

File size:
296.5 KB (303,592 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.4778.0

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}\crusharcadegames.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CrushArcade

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/22/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/22/2016 6:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
420B76B85E9C8DAC64327368DE6214CA

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:osRjN1B9oKzJe9SrcTN8o922ujJy9qp189Du0/E:hjN1B9o6IAr2N8Z2ujJoa8J9s

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:
7.9083

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://d1.crusharcade.com/setup/ODU1Nzg1MDEy26FFKg20s8OGW4q3g2WOqNFemgGMukEIHpWhgzZyvxL2h8iOkdTpjONpy tm9rWvsc4ebnVAQgfmIXQKhMKFC8m6S2dPPYiK5RtzwZlivG iLNi6OIIx15JFYIZ/.../CrushArcadeGames.exe

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