frostwire-6.0.3.windows.coc.premium.exe

FrostWire 6

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-6.0.3.windows.coc.premium.exe, “FrostWire - Search, Download, Play, Share.” by Frostwire has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 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 www.filepuma.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FrostWire LLC  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire 6

Description:
FrostWire - Search, Download, Play, Share.

Version:
6.0.3.1

MD5:
fe7719a960bfe1203090c764c74c5a5e

SHA-1:
41cb3c2f4d735ee583b23285cb16d16853677e31

SHA-256:
25df26d40a85ed9833adab78de3d75f2b9ab6beeaf34dfb5c3f83ddd22de2b57

Scanner detections:
4 / 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:
2/25/2025 4:03:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
OpenCandy
2015.0.3271

Dr.Web
Adware.OpenCandy.55
9.0.1.0338

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.10822

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.12.04.12

File size:
21.1 MB (22,150,960 bytes)

Product version:
6.0.3.1

Copyright:
FrostWire LLC 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-6.0.3.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-6.0.3.windows.coc.premium.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/2/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2016 4:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
09D268CAD4DA0DAC98A717A1B232D9AE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/2012 4:50:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:bBSTg+Lw77tofqV4h1xxVpxcqaO25AkPh1jd65bocde39aG5mryz48tCVAN0bkCS:XywPCXDlOqaO25AkJ10bockVY8wW0bkp

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:
7.9920

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file frostwire-6.0.3.windows.coc.premium.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://www.filepuma.com/file/1419238262c7643/frostwire_6.0.3/0/.../

http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-6.0.3.windows.exe

http://dl.filehorse.com/win/file-sharing/.../FrostWire-6.0.3.exe

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