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dolphinawfree.exe

Freeze.com Installation Utility

W3i, LLC

Part of an InstallX (InstallIQ) installation, a PUP that may bundle additional adware on the computer. The application dolphinawfree.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Freeze.com Installation Utility

Version:
1, 0, 39, 0

MD5:
09993f8da427fc69de034ae4b5401519

SHA-1:
df2ff4881c05912e18f41d79300f8a59dd9f5290

SHA-256:
3608c1dc58f1803cc4fbca503b79aeaca7bb613fb9f09346d5c3e1a8841682bf

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

Analysis date:
12/22/2024 10:41:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.Installer
17.2.24.11

File size:
14.8 MB (15,514,744 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 39, 0

Copyright:
Copyright ©2007 W3i Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
FreezeWrapWin.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\themes\misc themes - wallpaper\themes\new folder\dolphinawfree.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/2/2007 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2009 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="W3i, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="W3i, LLC", L=Sartell, S=Minnesota, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
391B1DE3FDF7D68124136D1483C16B21

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/2/2008 12:06:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0x1674DF

Entry point:
E8, 35, C6, 00, 00, E9, 16, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, FF, 75, 10, 8D, 4D, E8, E8, B6, E9, FF, FF, 8B, 45, EC, 33, DB, 39, 58, 08, 75, 22, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, F0, 2A, 00, 00, 38, 5D, F4, 59, 59, 0F, 84, FA, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, F0, 83, 61, 70, FD, E9, EE, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 3B, C3, 75, 2B, E8, 18, 78, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 5F, 1F, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 38, 5D, F4, 74, 07, 8B, 45, F0, 83, 60, 70, FD, 33, C0, E9, BC, 00, 00, 00, 38, 18, 75, 14, 38, 5D...
 
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Entropy:
7.9365  (probably packed)

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,699,840 bytes)

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