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FrostWire.exe

Multiply ROI, Inc

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application FrostWire.exe by Multiply ROI, Inc has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
FrostWire  (signed by Multiply ROI, Inc)

Product:
FrostWire

Version:
1.0

MD5:
7d2cbd96fb5e7807a4883e415357ca80

SHA-1:
4a952a17ba3707d2611f4d820473ad958168eea7

SHA-256:
ba11593eaefbdeda8a248c652aa501d8a02c324d4109af289f08d4ee1913576d

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 3:26:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
PUP.MultiplyROI.J
2013.8.29.0

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1449
9.0.1.0330

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse (variant)
7.8915

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of Tango.exe (Adware)
2013.12.20.16

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Smart
v2013.08.29.12

McAfee
Artemis!EC741EAF65AD
5600.7275

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MultiplyROI.J
14.8.7.21

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
22384

File size:
580 KB (593,960 bytes)

Copyright:
© FrostWire

Trademarks:
FrostWire

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\frostwire.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Multiply ROI, Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/27/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/26/2014 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Multiply ROI, Inc", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Multiply ROI, Inc", L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
071EA95218ABA65B6DE651F0EFE6F136

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2+6cqyPLS6XkbnzUm0NU1ax1upLwSk12jO2rjNS3eDD2FAFkdSP:2+6gXTmgU1axYSSkQqcjNjDkAFl

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9765

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file FrostWire.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://cdn.ppdownload.com/.../FrostWire.exe

http://cdn.ppdownload.com/.../FrostWire.exe

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