Martian Arcade Ads
Posted: May 10, 2016
Threat Metric
The following fields listed on the Threat Meter containing a specific value, are explained in detail below:
Threat Level: The threat level scale goes from 1 to 10 where 10 is the highest level of severity and 1 is the lowest level of severity. Each specific level is relative to the threat's consistent assessed behaviors collected from SpyHunter's risk assessment model.
Detection Count: The collective number of confirmed and suspected cases of a particular malware threat. The detection count is calculated from infected PCs retrieved from diagnostic and scan log reports generated by SpyHunter.
Volume Count: Similar to the detection count, the Volume Count is specifically based on the number of confirmed and suspected threats infecting systems on a daily basis. High volume counts usually represent a popular threat but may or may not have infected a large number of systems. High detection count threats could lay dormant and have a low volume count. Criteria for Volume Count is relative to a daily detection count.
Trend Path: The Trend Path, utilizing an up arrow, down arrow or equal symbol, represents the level of recent movement of a particular threat. Up arrows represent an increase, down arrows represent a decline and the equal symbol represent no change to a threat's recent movement.
% Impact (Last 7 Days): This demonstrates a 7-day period change in the frequency of a malware threat infecting PCs. The percentage impact correlates directly to the current Trend Path to determine a rise or decline in the percentage.
| Threat Level: | 2/10 |
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| Infected PCs: | 225 |
| First Seen: | May 12, 2016 |
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| Last Seen: | September 7, 2023 |
| OS(es) Affected: | Windows |
The Martian Arcade is a suspicious adware extension that may affect Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. Similarly to other ad-based applications, the primary function of the Martian Arcade is to insert additional commercial materials that will lead the PC user to sponsored domains. The Martian Arcade is related to a site for online games that you can find at martianarcade.com. This page is not threatening. You can enjoy various games allocated in different categories, including 'Puzzle,' 'Arcade,' 'Strategy,' 'Casino' and others. Playing these games from your Web client should cause no problems. However, if you decide to install them on your PC, the adware also may sneak in. The games and the extension come as one. Even if you use the 'Advanced' menu for their loading, you may be unable to separate one from the other. The Martian Arcade may cause various changes to the configuration of your browsers. The Martian Arcade doesn't need your explicit permission to modify the homepage and the default search provider. The 'Terms and Conditions' of this software disclose all the details of its behavior. With your permission to install the games, you simultaneously agree to let the extension cause these alterations. The Martian Arcade also may show all kinds of marketing elements like pop-ups, banners, sponsored videos or transitional ads. You may notice some hyperlinked words as well. A significant part of the PC users may be unhappy with these commercial materials. The discounts and exclusive offers may appear on almost every site you open. Their loading may disrupt the performance of your Web client or the whole PC. The issues that you may experience range from speed drops to crashes. Some of the ads by the Martian Arcade may be threatening. If you don't want to risk visiting a fraudulent or potentially corrupted page, you should ignore them all. To eliminate the Martian Arcade adware, you should use a renowned security program.
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:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\QrkOkepIO1nHG5sf\21\martian_arcade.exe
File name: martian_arcade.exeSize: 535.38 KB (535384 bytes)
MD5: b8908113c190380de007def5ed3193c3
Detection count: 16
File type: Executable File
Mime Type: unknown/exe
Path: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\QrkOkepIO1nHG5sf\21\martian_arcade.exe
Group: Malware file
Last Updated: August 17, 2022
Registry Modifications
CLSID{07CFAB56-D864-4D1E-BC23-47C075696960}{BEBC6DF0-7199-42DD-88DD-E2A2410E17D1}{CAA282D2-14E1-4EC8-8F1C-BA3CC6540AA6}{D7675186-6CC4-43B5-A6F7-3B84830514C8}File name without pathtt.martianarcade[1].xmlHKEY..\..\..\..{RegistryKeys}Software\AppDataLow\Software\martianarcadeconfigSoftware\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Approved Extensions\{BEBC6DF0-7199-42DD-88DD-E2A2410E17D1}SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Schedule\TaskCache\Tree\MartianArcade VersionSOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Low Rights\ElevationPolicy\{DBB7A11B-A71D-415D-97B0-2ED79F5E760B}SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\explorer\Browser Helper Objects\{BEBC6DF0-7199-42DD-88DD-E2A2410E17D1}HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\[APPLICATION]\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall..{Uninstaller}MartianArcade
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