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frostwire-installer.exe

FrostWire 6

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-installer.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.
Publisher:
FrostWire LLC  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire 6

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

Version:
6.0.2.1

MD5:
fd6ccdf9be0f300a7099f633ce18bc8e

SHA-1:
6165faffa179d0068ca3fb6d3527c49771db91ae

SHA-256:
75763f654db2cccbacecaa0898205ca6b91362e2ac30a8baedf090ac149f2068

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:
4/19/2024 4:09:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2015.0.3284

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.55
9.0.1.0325

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.10757

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.11.21.01

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1790BE4C!395361868
23.00.65.141119

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1120
7.2.325

File size:
21.2 MB (22,195,200 bytes)

Product version:
6.0.2.1

Copyright:
FrostWire LLC 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-6.0.2.windows.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\frostwire 6\frostwire-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frostwire, LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/2/2014 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 SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
09D268CAD4DA0DAC98A717A1B232D9AE

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:hMdBAfPnUjFjCEdn5mNZXravmkJ6930gH9Yz/zqNO1Tk9T55i7gH01:hvQF3dqevmkw9LYqNO1YiGA

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-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

&onid=2196&oid=3001-2196_4-10627624&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=internet/file-sharing&topicbrcrm=windows software&pid=13937220&mfgid=6290189&merid=6290189&ctype=dm&cval=NONE&devicetype=desktop&pguid=468b1acefe097bcd151c209d&viewguid=RxDxuzIOQUe7fO11JI2R8N-NnGHUeSCRzzIN&destUrl=http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-6.0.2.windows.coc.premium.exe

http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-6.0.2.windows.coc.premium.exe

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