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frostwire-5.6.9.windows.exe

FrostWire 5

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-5.6.9.windows.exe, “The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth” by Frostwire has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 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 gsf-cf.softonic.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FrostWire LLC  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire 5

Description:
The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth

Version:
5.6.9.3

MD5:
9bb65161f3eb1de40b0f399ebfb1f453

SHA-1:
1927cc68d15b41b374aa90c71a2f6b4241627015

SHA-256:
57fb7ba608644af3d01986d4b71848fc65da19a24b844826606038c2ff723561

Scanner detections:
5 / 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:
4/23/2024 8:34:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.0351

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
7.9174

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2013.12.17.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.131215

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1210
7.2.351

File size:
17.7 MB (18,593,360 bytes)

Product version:
5.6.9.3

Copyright:
FrostWire LLC 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-5.6.9.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-5.6.9.windows.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frostwire, LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/26/2012 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2014 7:59:59 AM

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 7:50:55 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:t9ZYOW+MagiXrRRY6hBxr/VhTmTZrML5/AUvk/RcRD:I+MoRTX/VhCTZriJAswc5

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:
7.9892

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file frostwire-5.6.9.windows.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/192/7cc/.../file?SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=no&id_file=47716&instance=softonic_nl&type=PROGRAM&Expires=1426550163&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJUA62FNWTI37JTGQ&Signature=U3OCq69iBUqnvVMC50EJINCWLKUkl8sKrfU9fObMi0fhh7SXqoyNc5DjUttx-h~wgDk8i~YlHRbUP4LDvWfG02F3CMRAgdU1~KQoTIy7qI0yjbhV4MuoSa~x0p97HCssdt2vHSW3NIP6ujHnaf0bVdESv7jf1Nv3Y-n6AZDLWA0_&filename=frostwire-5-6-9-windows.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/192/7cc/.../file?nvb=20150118071053&nva=20150118191153&token=00caf9c9a5f63bf828551&SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=no&id_file=47716&instance=softonic_nl&type=PROGRAM&filename=frostwire-5-6-9-windows.exe

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/192/7cc/.../file?SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=no&id_file=47716&instance=softonic_nl&type=PROGRAM&Expires=1425613725&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJUA62FNWTI37JTGQ&Signature=aJVKU2Jdmu1ctSaAWWjpSbISCDrmEo84jAy52m4llyh6tO49rv1F6p5zS3dDtz44mwAizX1NRUicU9TDR9VjjuTwOI6l2EllTovK0FFJiUgNX0V2jcQ-e8M4CM5Yhwpr1dtqIp0P7rUHnHs1lSpJzxDGM837kwydwdpUK32FpfU_&filename=frostwire-5-6-9-windows.exe

http://gsf-cf.softonic.com/192/7cc/.../file?SD_used=0&channel=WEB&fdh=no&id_file=47716&instance=softonic_nl&type=PROGRAM&Expires=1423968711&Key-Pair-Id=APKAJUA62FNWTI37JTGQ&Signature=bE9o2lchB4rinyRslKSWkSDbPOMEsKRsMOAu3jPjXGg5NVygKvyMP7NaL0Oa6sJjUTCDlC8P~brcarIdjOwJu2OdIJHo~AtaDSF~q8vP57x~LpFWZezmV2Wq0lus2SP74o-8v1x9EMoUrdUFlOCInXZjb6JmtQ1yssP67s2rOrs_&filename=frostwire-5-6-9-windows.exe

http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-5.6.9.windows.exe

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