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gahupdate.exe

GreatArcadeHits

The application gahupdate.exe by GreatArcadeHits has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named GreatArcadeHits triggered daily at a specified time. This file is typically installed with the program GreatArcadeHits by ArcadeYum LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
GreatArcadeHits  (signed and verified)

MD5:
03f30f45366ba32377e0433a714b6378

SHA-1:
ae2df02c1cab31cbe66e9f7a2c05bc52b69ef453

SHA-256:
d050365c23c5ae2ae82da4b3b3dd61c684bcfc0d752fb6c6ee70cfaed7e2baa3

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:10:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Task.GreatArcadeHits.J
188838

Dr.Web
Trojan.Gamium.1
9.0.1.0363

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.GreatArcadeHits.J
14.8.8.2

File size:
75.5 KB (77,264 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\greatarcadehits\gahupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GreatArcadeHits

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/8/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/9/2015 4:59:59 PM

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

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

Serial number:
77081FF5940F807A25702F6EA4F13C29

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/14/2013 12:17:37 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:UGPG3EetfxETTrkwABBKdG3bdM3sPX1ioo+jjRPkCTKF1:UGPHetf02KdG3bdMcPX1i9M8C8

Entry address:
0x341E

Entry point:
E8, 5C, 1C, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 88, DD, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 84, DD, 40, 00, 89, 15, 80, DD, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 7C, DD, 40, 00, 89, 35, 78, DD, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 74, DD, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, A0, DD, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 94, DD, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 70, DD, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 6C, DD, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 68, DD, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 64, DD, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 98, DD, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 8C, DD, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 90, DD, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 9C, DD, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.9685

Code size:
31.5 KB (32,256 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
GreatArcadeHits

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 10:02 PM)


The file gahupdate.exe has been discovered within the following program.

GreatArcadeHits  by ArcadeYum LLC
GreatArcadeHits is a web browser extension and toolbar that delivers contextual based advertising as well as modify the user's web browser home and search pages to provide advertising and search.
www.GreatArcadeHits.com
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