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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 6 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 filehippo.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FrostWire LLC  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire 5

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

Version:
5.7.6.1

MD5:
df79499d9d5ad355a6651b7fbcea408a

SHA-1:
ed67b0b0bf8fef7dce92a75506b53fd514401694

SHA-256:
cc7df4e22a62201ec4b50b71db186a6b5245f6a6a3611204e2580c248e85cc95

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
4/25/2024 7:04:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2015.0.3368

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.0241

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.10328

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy.A
v2014.08.29.07

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14827

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0826
7.2.241

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:
1/22/2014 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:toM2WhIOeNitVsCP1qk1vz3Jb3L9OGD9rItVWa0/yYWS7ucQh+WSIOuvT4gY1FlJ:GvLitVHqk1vz3JbL91D98VWL6Y37ty+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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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 3 URLs.

http://filehippo.com/download/file/.../

http://fs40.filehippo.com/3467/.../frostwire-5.7.6.windows.exe

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

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