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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 9 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.
Publisher:
FrostWire Team  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire 5

Description:
The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth

Version:
5.0.7.0

MD5:
ea40076c060214e152e456fbe13163ea

SHA-1:
940303482bc793692d4df67c32d05fe8d4011c37

SHA-256:
7580720712ddfe6e06b0c631e57d57d5b98ace68a99101d53def14ffa127a44a

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 4:02:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.2878

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.240
9.0.1.0365

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
9.6298

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/OpenCandy.A
12/31/2015

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
15.12.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15389

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.12.31.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
15.12.31.20

File size:
9.6 MB (10,020,232 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)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\frostwire-5.0.7.windows.exe

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):
196608:2EWdDSXwUP7xlFj/bLPPgNzYzhYX9pO29448+wngULJm1cdz:2E8DCdXFj/XPYZYdHG7Jwn/Jz

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)

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