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Adware.ArcadeFrontier

Posted: April 11, 2014

Threat Metric

Ranking: 5,434
Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 64,785
First Seen: April 11, 2014
Last Seen: October 14, 2023
OS(es) Affected: Windows


ArcadeFrontier Screenshot 1Arcadefrontier.com is an online gaming site that bundles adware with its products. As a site promoted by social networking spam, any interaction with Arcadefrontier.com is to be discouraged, and malware researchers personally wouldn't recommend installing Arcadefrontier.com's adware to partake of its gaming features. Like so many sites prior to it, Arcadefrontier.com offers free games that can be found just as easily on other sites, and there's no need to pause in removing Arcadefrontier.com adware to enjoy your Flash-based entertainment.

A New Frontier with Little to Offer

Arcadefrontier.com is a 'free' gaming website that comes at a hidden price for participation: subjecting yourself to new Web-browsing advertisements. Installing Arcade Frontier programs also will install this site's adware, which malware experts have categorized as a Potentially Unwanted Program taking in consideration its non-threatening but, also, non-beneficial features. Adware.ArcadeFrontier is known for causing the following issues, which are classical examples of PUP functions:

  • Installing itself to multiple browsers. Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome may be among the targeted browsers.
  • Launching advertisements through a broad range of formats that are both inclusive and invasive. These formats may consist of pop-ups, inline-text (or hyperlink-modified keywords) or additional Web page loading screens and banners. These advertisements are provided without any endorsements or guarantees of security by ArcadeFrontier.
  • Using cookies to collect non-confidential data about your Web-browsing behavior.

Since all of the gaming content found at Arcadefrontier.com also is available at other sites that don't force their users to install adware, there are no advantages to using Arcadefrontier.com – unless you prefer the advertisements for their own sake.

Conquering Arcadefrontier.com When It Has Overrun Your Browser

Adware.ArcadeFrontier may not be as toxic to your PC as a Trojan, but its automated advertising functions still may expose you to threats, fraudulent updates, phishing scams and other attacks that are best avoided. Arcadefrontier.com does have the potential for affecting more than a single Web browser with its software, and deleting Adware.ArcadeFrontier through the process of a general anti-malware scan is encouraged, if not mandated, by malware analysts. No other steps should be needed to uninstall Adware.ArcadeFrontier, unless third party PC threats, such as a Zlob Trojan, are interfering.

As long as mankind's appetite for gaming is endless, so, too, is the Internet's enthusiasm for gaming scams like Arcadefrontier.com. Any questions about the reputability of a particular gaming site should be handled with the combined opinions of PC security professionals and general research into that site's history. For example, Arcadefrontier.com, which is known for being promoted through Facebook spam, has a history that should not inspire any confidence in its games – or the advertisements that come with them.

Technical Details

File System Modifications

Tutorials: If you wish to learn how to remove malware components manually, you can read the tutorials on how to find malware, kill unwanted processes, remove malicious DLLs and delete other harmful files. Always be sure to back up your PC before making any changes.

The following files were created in the system:



C:\System Volume Information\_restore{9DAA8F4C-5813-4CDF-BCB1-9EBD25F4051D}\RP98\A0031381.exe File name: A0031381.exe
Size: 140.46 KB (140464 bytes)
MD5: d29d37d425e6b98fc9b4a0708e290eb4
Detection count: 1,876
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\System Volume Information\_restore{9DAA8F4C-5813-4CDF-BCB1-9EBD25F4051D}\RP98\A0031381.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: June 29, 2021
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll
Size: 223.74 KB (223744 bytes)
MD5: d36978d154f87487281d8469d65241b6
Detection count: 651
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll
Size: 223.74 KB (223744 bytes)
MD5: 12406234b5dcd56b1ef9f81b8165c3b6
Detection count: 576
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll
Size: 223.74 KB (223744 bytes)
MD5: 64c1245ba6c98660e72b264f606aa255
Detection count: 557
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: \ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll
Size: 223.74 KB (223744 bytes)
MD5: d3dd6aaff1af4176890c503abd67e882
Detection count: 555
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier.dll
Size: 189.44 KB (189440 bytes)
MD5: 9bfe67738c67b157aa9f6244f99b005f
Detection count: 539
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll
Size: 223.74 KB (223744 bytes)
MD5: 5cb951d9d25df54a235f3d8d1604454b
Detection count: 482
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier.dll
Size: 189.44 KB (189440 bytes)
MD5: 839c65c07d6915c07865200f2dc5e088
Detection count: 468
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll
Size: 223.74 KB (223744 bytes)
MD5: 4780e663fe115e9593491b60aabcaba8
Detection count: 368
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier.dll
Size: 189.44 KB (189440 bytes)
MD5: de7e6929e9003ec45f67cae74d753fd5
Detection count: 365
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll
Size: 223.74 KB (223744 bytes)
MD5: 1291ef3d1e8aba86f04baa31979907c1
Detection count: 340
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%SystemDrive%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier.dll
Size: 188.41 KB (188416 bytes)
MD5: 975ed91d778b9cf904c9c107f79eb18d
Detection count: 272
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %SystemDrive%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll
Size: 223.74 KB (223744 bytes)
MD5: e29bb639e1727c3579e9e0a6bd44d7b9
Detection count: 246
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier.dll
Size: 189.44 KB (189440 bytes)
MD5: 73a43c7672c96006a6ea5e5c2a66f416
Detection count: 218
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%SystemDrive%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier.dll
Size: 189.44 KB (189440 bytes)
MD5: 46321394408efb579ef928313d547a2f
Detection count: 204
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %SystemDrive%\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier.dll
Size: 171 KB (171008 bytes)
MD5: 38870b65947d619b9007444c246bda08
Detection count: 183
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier.dll
Size: 189.44 KB (189440 bytes)
MD5: 4696b9974e0a900579a18efdf76c63f4
Detection count: 162
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: March 23, 2016
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll
Size: 223.74 KB (223744 bytes)
MD5: d4e66ce555314a2239e585ba925dc346
Detection count: 138
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 22, 2014
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier\ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll File name: ArcadeFrontier_x64.dll
Size: 222.72 KB (222720 bytes)
MD5: 738f2cad96929572cd6fef025b8e2c83
Detection count: 96
File type: Dynamic link library
Mime Type: unknown/dll
Path: %LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: April 22, 2014

More files

Registry Modifications

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

File name without patharcadefrontier[1].xmlhttp_b4.arcadefrontier.com_0.localstoragehttp_b4.arcadefrontier.com_0.localstorage-journalHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{A0A838EC-FAAC-4F46-B3BA-D998593DB00E}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\LowRegistry\DOMStorage\arcadefrontier.comSoftware\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{6C8DB2EC-499B-4897-A784-0E3186C97E9D}Software\Mozilla\Firefox\EXTENSIONS\addon@arcadefrontier.comSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Google\CHROME\EXTENSIONS\hgkpceemnpedhhkieoijjljphmfkloldSoftware\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{6C8DB2EC-499B-4897-A784-0E3186C97E9D}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{A0A838EC-FAAC-4F46-B3BA-D998593DB00E}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}ArcadeFrontier

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\ArcadeFrontier%LOCALAPPDATA%\ArcadeFrontier%PROGRAMFILES%\ArcadeFrontier%PROGRAMFILES(x86)%\ArcadeFrontier%UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\ArcadeFrontier
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