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frostwire-5.7.3.windows.exe

FrostWire 5

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-5.7.3.windows.exe, “FrostWire - Search, Download, Play, Share.” 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.
Publisher:
FrostWire LLC  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire 5

Description:
FrostWire - Search, Download, Play, Share.

Version:
5.7.3.1

MD5:
1d5232ca592d9f03eca6538819895148

SHA-1:
594d17d80ef4da4d775a7b2b18917a5697e5fa22

SHA-256:
57e4d38909b0e88dc01d39c95ce72fb3d8ddb769fa2ef69a6d7af4ca26fa22bf

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:
4/20/2024 1:09:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.9852

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy.A
v2014.05.28.02

McAfee
Artemis!1D5232CA592D
5600.7116

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14526

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0525
7.2.148

File size:
20.8 MB (21,782,824 bytes)

Product version:
5.7.3.1

Copyright:
FrostWire LLC 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-5.7.3.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-5.7.3.windows.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frostwire, LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/22/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/24/2016 12:59:59 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:
35DE9D3C616713150858F57D7419F0D6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/2012 1:50:55 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:kSdG/wrus7utr/rB6l69UC4eyZ0Vn7JRoMMfI7D6MQz0GfkgjLQW/aA:kSdlTmwgF4eyZ0V7afIn3Qzl8gvJ

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file frostwire-5.7.3.windows.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

temp:frostwire-5.7.3.windows.exe

http://dl.filehorse.com/win/file-sharing/.../FrostWire-5.7.3.exe

http://files01.techspot.com/.../frostwire-5.7.3.windows.exe

http://www.techspot.com/downloads.php?action=download_now&id=3937&evp=c77af51e355e3cf67cbad7b3bd5f97ba&file=1

http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-5.7.3.windows.exe

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