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frostwire-4.21.8.windows.exe

FrostWire

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-4.21.8.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 dl.frostwire.com.
Publisher:
FrostWire Team  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire

Description:
The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth

Version:
4.21.8.0

MD5:
b3976db8ab44f0ca29e02ebacedec325

SHA-1:
559cbf628e41b41fe00a345f58c326239f9b04d0

SHA-256:
8b1c9b4663401a79ca1526a4e6bafbde2317764656a1b9398f6b0a1d9a3ba4e4

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 11:15:31 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
8.10225

G Data
NSIS.Application.OpenCandy
14.8.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.08.10.10

File size:
8.9 MB (9,355,032 bytes)

Product version:
4.21.8.0

Copyright:
FrostWire Team 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-4.21.8.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-4.21.8.windows.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frostwire, LLC

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:oBci5he0AfRWX6QVGaWFAvuW9VY0NPPrifwf3s2up4qL/ctaBKk0o6+4N:oquAfRWX6QVWe59VY0lDifwf3s7aInB2

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:
7.9995

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file frostwire-4.21.8.windows.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-4.21.8.windows.exe

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