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Easy Arcade

IAC Search and Media

This installer is part of the Ask.com (APN) network which will install the Ask.com branded toolbar or browser extension which will take control of the web browser's search functions. The application easyarcade.6197540a263c4cc5a9df489394086493.exe, “Easy Arcade Setup” by IAC Search and Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 APN Stub installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ak.imgfarm.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
APN, LLC  (signed by IAC Search and Media)

Product:
Easy Arcade

Description:
Easy Arcade Setup

Version:
2.4.1.2000

MD5:
a699c69b8138f503612e85e4ad352c34

SHA-1:
fcf73136483bab3cf94a76299dc117b054e28505

SHA-256:
ad2bf3eb76eb312b96f099c1acb4c0f859793ccf4087dcaddde91e3b791ad838

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/29/2024 7:34:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask (M)
16.9.21.2

File size:
353 KB (361,456 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.1.2000

Copyright:
© 2016 APN, LLC

Trademarks:
® 2016 APN, LLC

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
APN Stub

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\easyarcade.6197540a263c4cc5a9df489394086493.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IAC Search and Media

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
9/22/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/16/2018 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=IAC Search and Media, O=IAC Search and Media, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
555361B990788EAF1F345E34ECA97A08

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/25/2013 5:01:44 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:LbUTp1iTQaHsPmKOM+V6hUb+B3WIPAR6UON1M3OAvXIempMvqBdpnV:LIyTQaH+mMhjsIPC11PIeiMvqBdpV

Entry address:
0x3229

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 14, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 1C, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 4F, 43, 00, E8, 9F, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, 4E, 43, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, B8, B1, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, C0, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 3E, 43, 00, E8, 0A, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, F0, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, F8, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9373

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

The file easyarcade.6197540a263c4cc5a9df489394086493.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/232197024.B2BMS.1/nsis/673034-B2BMS.1/160829135923636/.../easyarcade.9a3fea0477d245558b0275faf1ba9d43.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/232197024.B2BMS.1/nsis/673034-B2BMS.1/160829135923636/.../easyarcade.333cde198ecb44cea2d6750d87aa7f5e.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/232197024.B2BMS.1/nsis/673034-B2BMS.1/160829135923636/.../easyarcade.1d8a42d370ef409ab65e5598f7db9433.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/232197024.B2BMS.1/nsis/673034-B2BMS.1/160829135923636/.../easyarcade.1a7bade762584349b95f13c8ae9717b2.exe

http://ak.imgfarm.com/images/nocache/vicinio/installers/v2/232197024.B2BMS.1/nsis/673034-B2BMS.1/160829135923636/.../easyarcade.36971b4d4ea34f56b96b6d6a8dbe57fe.exe

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