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frostwire-5.6.3.windows.exe

FrostWire 5

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-5.6.3.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 dl1.filehorse.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FrostWire Team  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire 5

Description:
The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth

Version:
5.6.3.5

MD5:
30411e9cdb71aaf7dad4318d2382c3e3

SHA-1:
4e289a018fa334c22401dd7dc6538b43886d3821

SHA-256:
e8909905ac60d58f9c792c9f5bb0311836ac023bd445f1e2e150ce70f1cf8dba

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 1:12:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy
8.9286

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.02.07.02

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14205

File size:
18 MB (18,912,848 bytes)

Product version:
5.6.3.5

Copyright:
FrostWire Team 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-5.6.3.windows.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\opera\opera\temporary_downloads\frostwire-5.6.3.windows.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frostwire, LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/26/2012 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/25/2014 3:59:59 AM

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:
264DCE56AC64C06671DB1D22E4E51941

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/2012 3:50:55 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:bnhtJ5JpppMsNWCiNaeAL7xY7DMA6YKtzCdmXts8WK2iJHhfA1x2hqGGyr:zzJdB87Na5a0xNxCIdsmdJtAuoGGyr

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file frostwire-5.6.3.windows.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://dl1.filehorse.com:88/win/file-sharing/.../FrostWire-5.6.3.exe

http://telecharger.tomsguide.fr/Frostwire,0317-6424679.html

http://telecharger.tomsguide.fr/Frostwire,0317-6686698.html

http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-5.6.3.windows.exe

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