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:
4431fe7f78a0d2cb1c84612ab9b23477

SHA-1:
ca7235ef9f02c12df526a72a6d5b81ce8230c890

SHA-256:
08f5456a3b1783d4ebba3eb37c5a800b39e1cbe3d37b2a6e4a49e6182aab203c

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 5:14:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EpicPlay (M)
16.8.5.13

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 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:osRj31B9oKzJe9SrcTN8o922ujJy9qp189Du0/uS:hj31B9o6IAr2N8Z2ujJoa8J9mS

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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