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frostwire-5.7.6.windows.exe

FrostWire 5

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-5.7.6.windows.exe, “FrostWire - Search, Download, Play, Share.” by Frostwire has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 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 dl.frostwire.com.
Publisher:
FrostWire LLC  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire 5

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

Version:
5.7.6.1

MD5:
2c256eb8c32de4c6f514767d266a7fcd

SHA-1:
90f6dddbac4a762e28aa882999b3f58dc1117317

SHA-256:
513d90be513ac0583755640b7ea9785b9a4e0ac29942c47293d86b1102b0f2d7

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 3:19:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2015.0.3360

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.0248

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.10374

G Data
Win32.Adware.OpenCandy
14.9.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy.A
v2014.09.05.11

McAfee
Artemis!2C256EB8C32D
5600.7016

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14903

File size:
23.4 MB (24,539,184 bytes)

Product version:
5.7.6.1

Copyright:
FrostWire LLC 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-5.7.6.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-5.7.6.windows.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frostwire, LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/21/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2016 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:
35DE9D3C616713150858F57D7419F0D6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/2012 6:50:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:CoM2WhIOeNitVsCP1qk1vz3Jb3L9OGD9rItVWa0/yYWS7ucQh+WSIOuvT4gY1FlJ:HvLitVHqk1vz3JbL91D98VWL6Y37ty+5

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:
7.9932

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file frostwire-5.7.6.windows.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-5.7.6.windows.exe

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