frostwire-6.1.6.windows.coc.premium.exe

FrostWire 6

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-6.1.6.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:
6.1.6.167

MD5:
518305eca662b39adfa0cf530435f86b

SHA-1:
a9d34c37c9782b9f05d491b9a5d0a4ff726e6548

SHA-256:
00f7d2c1dbf435b8ee95d46f445d09cc59e40a94cdd14f9cf10a3d3571486160

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:
5/7/2024 11:14:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.2933

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Opencandy-9
0.98/21511

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.164
9.0.1.0310

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
15.11.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.11.06.05

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.OpenCandy.Win32.17
2.0.0.2496

File size:
21.4 MB (22,411,792 bytes)

Product version:
6.1.6.167

Copyright:
FrostWire LLC 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-6.1.6.windows.coc.premium.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\chris2\.frostwire5\updates\frostwire-6.1.6.windows.coc.premium.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/15/2015 8:00:00 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:
1D7A4AAFCC0AB1DA66F415A36B7AE75A

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:uB3apEH3qwxG7xfqjD71pJXtS6fA2sDau6F3+Xo95+bLDcuJkaoEPTRLHEc9L/L:uBaW+9qjDppBtyuP9IbX06PlLkc9LD

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:
7.9921

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file frostwire-6.1.6.windows.coc.premium.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 12 URLs.

http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-6.1.6.windows.coc.premium.exe

http://www.filehorse.com/download/file/.../

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