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frostwire-4.21.6.windows.exe

FrostWire

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-4.21.6.windows.exe, “The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth” by Frostwire has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl1.filehippo.com.
Publisher:
FrostWire Team  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire

Description:
The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth

Version:
4.21.6.0

MD5:
165a8f0291a24beb7b36852ee3eab906

SHA-1:
1b0ecfd5e9eee69e7a45f302b851820296409a2d

SHA-256:
e8c902a235057937f7c1851b0a371ecb75a246dbc75a3f6dda721fcfb0dbb878

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 9:00:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9737

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.05.13.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.29.23

File size:
7.8 MB (8,166,416 bytes)

Product version:
4.21.6.0

Copyright:
FrostWire Team 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-4.21.6.windows.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\frostwire-4.21.6.windows.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frostwire, LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/25/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2012 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Frostwire, LLC", O="Frostwire, LLC", L=Miami Beach, S=Florida, C=US

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

Serial number:
44C3F732588729CEE94F2CFBD7A7CB44

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2010 2:19:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:yN/C9dXZWZQ61XVm1lWyA1zuspbL3YkOSNnfm+j:ylaYq61XkWtt3YkDnu+j

Entry address:
0x354B

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 84, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file frostwire-4.21.6.windows.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl1.filehippo.com/.../frostwire-4.21.6.windows.exe

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