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frostwire_6.0.4_downloader.exe

Metanapo

Apponic

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application frostwire_6.0.4_downloader.exe, “Metanapo Setup ” by Apponic has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.filestowerconcepts.com.
Publisher:
Apponic  (signed and verified)

Product:
Metanapo

Description:
Metanapo Setup

MD5:
7ad83003420d6f3054d8bb0700ec7972

SHA-1:
1aa013ed2b0e9ff3c20c32e117efd96fd3718e4d

SHA-256:
f556544fedcdb5e719c85628e3fa129d47c4be2b8afdb17159eb050b5fed5d7c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/20/2024 1:58:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.11.1

File size:
1 MB (1,053,464 bytes)

Product version:
2.8.8

Copyright:
Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\frostwire_6.0.4_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Apponic

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/30/2015 4:06:08 AM

Valid to:
12/30/2016 4:06:08 AM

Subject:
CN=Apponic, O=Apponic, S=Shanghai, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112154574550B624F5076FE015E009F229EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9062

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file frostwire_6.0.4_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.filestowerconcepts.com/c?x=ZUtjQ9iBURMlo7wOJMlb1SGOLp6ME7QOa5ZMPWGm2Xc=&c=IC11Q0CyGdyQisYhaIh9TrH5z/UBJ3iV/tNCRz4W28V0kgasZCyhVE2qKfkmrUfNSshYOFmeBd/ba8HgpFhv2/h6QlcNtWaRJPWTbkWIQ5KNrnsJT883WD1JCsUxjWmmc3B7 8DZJKW2bISLI0saLOyIulzRRWB58vWl7FECkA0=&e=0&downloadAs=FrostWire_6.0.4_Downloader.exe&fallback_url=http://www.apponic.com/phome/_download/.../

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