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frostwire-5.3.8.windows.exe

FrostWire 5

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-5.3.8.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 utilizes the OpenCandy pay-per-install (PPI) platform to offer various adware toolbars and extensions during download and installation. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.frostwire.com.
Publisher:
FrostWire Team  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire 5

Description:
The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth

Version:
5.3.8.0

MD5:
bd12947ec71c9668003543dc877107ce

SHA-1:
5622206b859092ce5e57ff334265f6026102a4a5

SHA-256:
88bf187109c7832c9ea04c357ad8a710573f0ae48e63a0c2b980293be24aea90

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 9:14:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Opencandy-9
0.98/21140

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask.C potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ask.Toolbar.Bundled
16.3.1.0

File size:
7.5 MB (7,912,144 bytes)

Product version:
5.3.8.0

Copyright:
FrostWire Team 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-5.3.8.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-5.3.8.windows.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frostwire, LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/25/2012 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2014 5:59:59 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:
264DCE56AC64C06671DB1D22E4E51941

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/2012 5:50:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:s6ZzTiMd5zxkX2xMJ3rYUxL9bZU0Too+lkgAr4G9QBIbB:s6ZzTtd5bMJ7BLpZ3XJgnfBE

Entry address:
0x3A02

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, F0, 91, 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, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 38, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 34, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 1A, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 08, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9555

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file frostwire-5.3.8.windows.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.frostwire.com/aaf/.../frostwire-5.3.8.windows.exe

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