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frostwire-6.0.0.windows.coc.premium.exe

FrostWire 6

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-6.0.0.windows.coc.premium.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 dl.frostwire.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FrostWire LLC  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire 6

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

Version:
6.0.0.7

MD5:
31a679e96b54782e50f21889f4c9153e

SHA-1:
a723e918437a85ffc52c6f2dac30ee88fe2b8736

SHA-256:
c62fed7b6154ca9bdeb834d32d16e01d0c66436c44459270b950a1b43324681c

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:
4/30/2024 3:44:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.3105

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.55
9.0.1.0138

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
9.10810

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.05.18.06

McAfee
Artemis!31A679E96B54
5600.6761

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1114
7.2.138

File size:
21.2 MB (22,197,344 bytes)

Product version:
6.0.0.7

Copyright:
FrostWire LLC 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-6.0.0.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-6.0.0.windows.coc.premium.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frostwire, LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/2/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Frostwire, LLC", O="Frostwire, LLC", L=Miami Beach, S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
09D268CAD4DA0DAC98A717A1B232D9AE

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

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:0M9mo1T7tZTm9rP0Xk8YZw463LxuQ5CDgS+XajOK9ba5TWumwjj/6fiV:393PfyrP0XkvZw4Mm8qj7iPdKfK

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:
7.9920

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file frostwire-6.0.0.windows.coc.premium.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-6.0.0.windows.coc.premium.exe

http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/frostwire/FrostWire 6.x/.../frostwire-6.0.0.windows.coc.premium.exe

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