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frostwire-5.0.7.windows.exe

FrostWire 5

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-5.0.7.windows.exe, “The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth” by Frostwire has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 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 download-euro.oldapps.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FrostWire Team  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire 5

Description:
The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth

Version:
5.0.7.0

MD5:
2242be178ddc8e39c835bcd18d71b217

SHA-1:
63b436ff9d165f3f4bd55c6d762c827101d6bc61

SHA-256:
36d58838c8d89225c6500a228af431e2249111938fa3d20619a9d6145b25fed6

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
4/19/2024 2:47:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3086

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.G potentially unsafe (variant)
9.11380

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15389

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.06.07.07

File size:
9.4 MB (9,815,936 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.7.0

Copyright:
FrostWire Team 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-5.0.7.windows.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frostwire, LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/24/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2012 6:59:59 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 7:19:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:B3+BLDFKzaamJSuZCVNEF276fP3d2jvDueg0Bfh1pg3RQGlZEFu0:BuDFTamMuINEF27AdOvDuH0BfahQGlYx

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:
7.9996

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file frostwire-5.0.7.windows.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://download-euro.oldapps.com/.../frostwire-5.0.7.windows.exe

http://www.oldapps.com/frostwire.php?app=2242be178ddc8e39c835bcd18d71b217

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