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frostwire-5.0.8.windows.exe

FrostWire 5

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-5.0.8.windows.exe, “The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth” by Frostwire has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 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 usfiles.brothersoft.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FrostWire Team  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire 5

Description:
The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth

Version:
5.0.8.0

MD5:
22e789064d69f6f3fee62466238c43fb

SHA-1:
2a1ca258d2b77b2182000a72643ebcdd400c1e2b

SHA-256:
f7abe3d740d83eb217bafdd01a0613986d9ddeebc349dcc6c01bf7147f5dd8b8

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 4:36:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.240
9.0.1.097

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
8.9644

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.04.07.09

File size:
9.6 MB (10,032,376 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.8.0

Copyright:
FrostWire Team 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-5.0.8.windows.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\frostwire\.appspecialshare\frostwire-5.0.8.windows.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frostwire, LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/24/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/24/2012 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Frostwire, LLC", O="Frostwire, LLC", L=Miami Beach, S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
44C3F732588729CEE94F2CFBD7A7CB44

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2010 8:19:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:fWmF0WkjldnsN8lJX8+whjC/rQKwHYI0ROj4X0FjnfGloLVF9Ql7/g84THZ:fh0WulmNma7hjsMKQZIAw6jfGWLVFC49

Entry address:
0x354B

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, D8, 84, 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, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9996

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file frostwire-5.0.8.windows.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://usfiles.brothersoft.com/internet/.../frostwire-5.0.8.windows.exe

http://main1.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-5.0.8.windows.exe

http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-5.0.8.windows.exe

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