frostwire-6.1.7.windows.coc.premium.exe

FrostWire 6

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-6.1.7.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 www.filehorse.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FrostWire LLC  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire 6

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

Version:
6.1.7.168

MD5:
4c820ab2589e69690a20e4f19d631c4e

SHA-1:
3f68d74494129628b1368426854ad4cd6c9eef8e

SHA-256:
810c4776b46522c0800db95f198a003901e3fe92597279537f169525e2f90311

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:
5/10/2024 2:05:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2016.0.2928

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

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.164
9.0.1.0316

G Data
Win32.Application.OpenCandy
15.11.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2015.11.12.07

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.OpenCandy.Win32.17
2.0.0.2505

File size:
21.4 MB (22,411,552 bytes)

Product version:
6.1.7.168

Copyright:
FrostWire LLC 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-6.1.7.windows.coc.premium.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\frostwire-6.1.7.windows.coc.premium.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/15/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2016 4:59:59 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 4:50:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:eWKU3taNSIMRXLveRsR0FuE74rxnWinFZ/EBX0KvXxiAyAySJE2rdntEv2Ww4oFT:e8dRXLvei0FuEg7FZ/+XpvXxTU92xtE6

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:
7.9922

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file frostwire-6.1.7.windows.coc.premium.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 20 URLs.

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

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

&onid=2196&oid=3001-2196_4-10627624&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=internet/file-sharing&topicbrcrm=&pid=14487290&mfgid=6290189&merid=6290189&ctype=dm&cval=NONE&devicetype=desktop&pguid=4c3636a1db0dd787f8020207&viewguid=ZO8D8pEY@@kRr6VtvjqaFHanAIqE1E0reB8b&destUrl=http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-6.1.7.windows.coc.premium.exe

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