What is GameFlake?

GameFlake is software application developed by Pinball Corporation. It is most commonly found on computers running Windows 7 with nearly 58.62% of installations running this operating system. GameFlake's installer is typically 1.00 MB in size and installs around 4 files. The most common release is 1.0.11.0 with 41.38% of all installations currently using this version.

GameFlake is most popular in the United States with 69.23% of installations residing in this country.

GameFlake adds 1 scheduled task to the Windows Task Scheduler launching the program at randomly scheduled times.

About GameFlake?

GameFlake is a web browser plugin supported by ad revenue, with additional banner and in-text advertisements as part of the user experience. The plugin is distributed through a variety of monetization platforms during the installation process. Along with ad support, GameFlake offers features that allow users to modify default or custom settings, such as the home page and search settings, within the browser.

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in GameFlake.

GameFlakeUninstaller.exe (MD5: 16ce1a945579b75cde5005ded3f659a2) has been flagged by 32 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Avira AntiVir	7.11.55.68	TR/NSIS.Bar.A.17
avast!	6.0.1289.0	NSIS:HotBar-A [Adw]
AVG	10.0.0.1190	Zango
Bitdefender	7.2	Adware.Generic.338442
Comodo Security	14755	UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web	7.0.4.09250	Adware.Shopper.302
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.569	Adware.Win32.Shopper.AMN (A)
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.26.0	Adware/Shopper
F-Secure	9.0.17090.0	Adware.Generic.338442
G Data	22	Adware.Generic.338442
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.1.122.0	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper
Jiangmin	13.0.900	AdWare/Shopper.dt
Kaspersky	9.0.0.837	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper.aad
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2012.9.22.155	Win32.Malware.Generic.a.(kcloud)
McAfee	5.400.0.1158	Artemis!16CE1A945579
McAfee-GW-Edition	2012.1	Artemis!16CE1A945579
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.Generic.338442
NANO AntiVirus	0.22.6.49175	Trojan.Win32.Shopper.bbgcqq
Norman	6.08.06	W32/App_Generic.ATAAS.dropper
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Trj/CI.A
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.RCBB1LL
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.18.4	AdWare.Shopper.aad
Antiy-AVL	2.0.3.7	AdWare/Win32.Shopper
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.HotBar.S
ESET-NOD32	8789	a variant of Win32/Adware.HotBar.S
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	Adware.HotBar.GF
Microsoft Security Essentials	1.9800	Adware:Win32/Hotbar
Sophos	4.91.0	Hotbar
VIPRE Antivirus	21398	Hotbar
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	Adware.Agent!aak2u51Aeag
F-Prot	4.7.1.166	W32/180Solutions.D.gen!Eldorado
K7 AntiVirus	9.164.8482	Adware

gameflakeSAHook.dll (MD5: 7e32829074065068901dfd8de2dfacab) has been flagged by 25 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Avira AntiVir	7.11.102.6	Adware/Hotbar.GT.14
Antiy-AVL	2.0.3.7	AdWare/Win32.Shopper
AVG	10.0.0.1190	Skodna.Generic_r.M
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.HotBar.S
Bitdefender	7.2	Adware.Hotbar.GT
Comodo Security	16923	UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web		Adware.Shopper.312
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.589	Adware.Hotbar.GT (B)
ESET-NOD32	8789	a variant of Win32/Adware.HotBar.S
F-Secure	11.0.19100.45	Adware.Hotbar.GT
G Data	22	Adware.Hotbar.GT
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.5.4.0	AdWare.Win32.HotBar
Jiangmin	16.0.100	AdWare/Shopper.du
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2013.4.9.267	Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud)
Malwarebytes	1.75.0.1	Adware.HotBar.GF
Microsoft Security Essentials	1.9800	Adware:Win32/Hotbar
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.Hotbar.GT
NANO AntiVirus	0.26.0.54404	Trojan.Win32..bczajp
Sophos	4.91.0	Hotbar
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.RCBH1B6
VIPRE Antivirus	21398	Hotbar
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	Adware.Agent!aak2u51Aeag
avast!	6.0.1289.0	Win32:HotBar-BZ [Adw]
F-Prot	4.7.1.166	W32/180Solutions.D.gen!Eldorado
K7 AntiVirus	9.164.8482	Adware

gameflakeSA.exe (MD5: e131753c5fea7a7337d3466f49fb6a26) has been flagged by 17 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	Adware.Agent!aak2u51Aeag
Avira AntiVir	7.11.70.244	TR/HotBarBZ.A.12
avast!	6.0.1289.0	Win32:HotBar-BZ [Adw]
Bitdefender	7.2	Application.Generic.494430
Comodo Security	15848	UnclassifiedMalware
Dr.Web		Adware.Zango.15
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	3.0.0.575	Adware.Win32.180Solutions.AMN (A)
ESET-NOD32	8202	probably a variant of Win32/Adware.180Solutions
F-Prot	4.7.1.166	W32/180Solutions.D.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure	11.0.19020.35	Application.Generic.494430
G Data	22	Application.Generic.494430
IKARUS anti.virus	T3.1.4.0.0	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper
K7 AntiVirus	9.164.8482	Adware
Malwarebytes	1.70.0.9	Adware.HotBar.CP
NANO AntiVirus	0.24.0.51813	Trojan.Win32.Zango.biebfo
TrendMicro-HouseCall	9.700.0.1001	TROJ_GEN.R47H1C3
VIPRE Antivirus	16636	Pinball Corporation

GameFlakeSACB.exe (MD5: 6061bb2e2543de4c7fc2f10a12251380) has been flagged by 34 scanners:

Scanner Software	Version	Result
AhnLab-V3	2013.03.04	Trojan/Win32.HDC
Avira AntiVir	7.11.63.118	Adware/Agent.274944.10
avast!	2014.9-130613	Win32:HotBar-CB [Adw]
AVG	2014.0.3467	Generic5
Bitdefender	1.0.20.820	Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@R8dP8Bci
Comodo Security	15449	UnclassifiedMalware
Emsisoft Anti-Malware	8.13.06.13.01	Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@R8dP8Bci
F-Secure	11.2013-13-06_5	Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@R8dP8Bci
G Data	13.6.22	Gen:Adware.Heur.qu0@R8dP8Bci
IKARUS anti.virus	t3scan.2.0.0.0	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper
Malwarebytes	v2013.06.13.01	Adware.Shopper
SUPERAntiSpyware	10554	Adware.Agent/Gen-Pinball
TrendMicro-HouseCall	7.2.164	TROJ_GEN.RCBH1AH
VIPRE Antivirus	15848	Pinball Corporation
Dr.Web	7.0.4.09250	Adware.Shopper.302
Fortinet FortiGate	5.0.26.0	Adware/Shopper
Jiangmin	13.0.900	AdWare/Shopper.dt
Kaspersky	9.0.0.837	not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper.aad
Kingsoft AntiVirus	2012.9.22.155	Win32.Malware.Generic.a.(kcloud)
McAfee	5.400.0.1158	Artemis!16CE1A945579
McAfee-GW-Edition	2012.1	Artemis!16CE1A945579
MicroWorld-eScan	12.0.250.0	Adware.Generic.338442
NANO AntiVirus	0.22.6.49175	Trojan.Win32.Shopper.bbgcqq
Norman	6.08.06	W32/App_Generic.ATAAS.dropper
Panda Antivirus	10.0.3.5	Trj/CI.A
Vba32 AntiVirus	3.12.18.4	AdWare.Shopper.aad
Antiy-AVL	2.0.3.7	AdWare/Win32.Shopper
Baidu-International	3.5.1.41473	Adware.Win32.HotBar.S
ESET-NOD32	8789	a variant of Win32/Adware.HotBar.S
Microsoft Security Essentials	1.9800	Adware:Win32/Hotbar
Sophos	4.91.0	Hotbar
Agnitum Outpost	5.5.1.3	Adware.Agent!aak2u51Aeag
F-Prot	4.7.1.166	W32/180Solutions.D.gen!Eldorado
K7 AntiVirus	9.164.8482	Adware

Software Behaviors

Scheduled tasks:

gameflakeSA.exe is scheduled as a task named 'RunAsStdUser Task' (runs on registration).

Startup Entries

Registry entries:

gameflakeSA.exe is loaded in the current user (HKCU) registry as an auto-starting executable named 'gameflakeSA' and executes as "C:\users\user\appdata\Local\gameflakeSA\bin\1.0.11.0\gameflakeSA.exe".

Software Details

URL:

https://www.gameflake.com

Support:

https://www.gameflake.com/support.html

Installation path:

C:\users\user\appdata\local\gameflakesa\bin\1.0.10.0

Uninstaller:

"C:\users\user\appdata\Local\gameflakeSA\bin\1.0.10.0\GameFlakeUninstaller.exe" Web

Size:

1.00 MB

Language:

English

GameFlake Executable Details

Primary executable:

GameFlakeSACB.exe

Name:

GameFlake

Path:

C:\users\user\appdata\local\gameflakesa\bin\1.0.10.0\GameFlakeSACB.exe

MD5:

6061bb2e2543de4c7fc2f10a12251380

SHA-1:

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SHA-256:

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File Type

Filename

MD5

EXE

GameFlakeUninstaller.exe

Adware

16ce1a945579b75cde5005ded3f659a2

DLL

gameflakeSAHook.dll

Adware

7e32829074065068901dfd8de2dfacab

EXE

gameflakeSA.exe

Malware

e131753c5fea7a7337d3466f49fb6a26

EXE

GameFlakeSACB.exe

Adware

6061bb2e2543de4c7fc2f10a12251380

File Type	Filename	MD5
EXE	GameFlakeUninstaller.exe Adware	16ce1a945579b75cde5005ded3f659a2
DLL	gameflakeSAHook.dll Adware	7e32829074065068901dfd8de2dfacab
EXE	gameflakeSA.exe Malware	e131753c5fea7a7337d3466f49fb6a26
EXE	GameFlakeSACB.exe Adware	6061bb2e2543de4c7fc2f10a12251380

GameFlake

What is GameFlake?

About GameFlake?

Multiple virus scanners have detected malware in GameFlake.

Software Behaviors

Startup Entries

Software Details

GameFlake Executable Details