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frostwire-5.5.5.windows.exe

FrostWire 5

FrostWire Team

The application frostwire-5.5.5.windows.exe, “The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth” 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, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 Team

Product:
FrostWire 5

Description:
The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth

Version:
5.5.5.0

MD5:
a6d1dad8c31c3f1a856e5d0e2adc5c3c

SHA-1:
aeda9cabba14f35bfc104bd97a9c02ea8463bc85

SHA-256:
0489ec003b9104dd5b7bfac0d1623951c1daa66ffb6e4a3d308c7f57412b32aa

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
12/25/2024 11:52:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
160518-2

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy potentially unsafe application
8.0.319.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.7.6.19

File size:
3.1 MB (3,283,648 bytes)

Product version:
5.5.5.0

Copyright:
FrostWire Team 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-5.5.5.windows.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\frostwire-5.5.5.windows.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/2012 7:50:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:IvttmYP0mmtywT9Heg1/6T8mVTeO+XXHVn/ELAk:9kmtywT9Hl1Cv+x8Uk

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:
7.8278

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file frostwire-5.5.5.windows.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-5.5.5.windows.exe

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