crusharcadegames.exe

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:
ce570838a8e39b738b096da5e583f75e

SHA-1:
ae481678f2d2866b6d3cc32dbbf047e183385cd5

SHA-256:
2f71957ceab814120c7e3d4807d2bb1b896e821db9fa0f938ccecdc4c05fb768

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:
5/21/2024 4:28:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EpicPlay (M)
16.8.9.7

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:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/22/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/22/2016 5:59:59 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 4:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:osRj71B9oKzJe9SrcTN8o922ujJy9qp189Du0/0+:hj71B9o6IAr2N8Z2ujJoa8J98+

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.

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