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 dw.uptodown.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FrostWire Team  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire

Description:
The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth

Version:
4.21.6.0

MD5:
9c182cb984471fa71b676cbcbf2683b8

SHA-1:
635e4cf625eada68539cd56a73b5690bde17f642

SHA-256:
86ac0fd806c5b508c85f4d86ca34ee5bea39acb83e6fa0f2e6422ed105b995dd

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:
4/26/2024 6:27:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
8.9368

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.04.07.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.11.29.15

File size:
7.8 MB (8,167,208 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}\appdata\roaming\frostwire\.appspecialshare\frostwire-4.21.6.windows.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/24/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2012 7:59:59 PM

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 8:19:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:Q4m3TIdRNNiCXOIg8B2iJweOXupNfXSudrish9glyA3XDWPM:QxRCXA8BHO0/Ri0qVUM

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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Entropy:
7.9994

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 2 URLs.

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/AfiUSS8qgpurHR8VYTnuAO80hEoVTOVcxfS18Kj6SFwUll7msH7czlpDQ0oJ7aEXMEK99Gcz4FHQAUlkU8FwgsHT4vkVP8NIXvR2VME3JCU0Wyt6A5BdVnVvXntViF9U/UwWB8AMOw3Rxc1K9ZurW1wGhRUbxC5EwVyikywJyjAOoQlBeuhb9hs5474qY7xfjllAQlcpSXieh-azNWMb7b1v15dcrY4zMaD2Kpt20KOMxzU7PWKKLEAHM7ddBYtuO/.../

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