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Martian Arcade Ads

Posted: May 10, 2016

Threat Metric

Threat Level: 2/10
Infected PCs: 225
First Seen: May 12, 2016
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

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The following files were created in the system:



C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Temp\QrkOkepIO1nHG5sf\21\martian_arcade.exe File name: martian_arcade.exe
Size: 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

The following newly produced Registry Values are:

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

Additional Information

The following directories were created:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\MartianArcade
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