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frostwire-installer.exe

FrostWire 5

Frostwire, LLC

The application frostwire-installer.exe, “The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth” by Frostwire has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 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.capitalvaultsbits.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FrostWire LLC  (signed by Frostwire, LLC)

Product:
FrostWire 5

Description:
The Fastest File Sharing Application on Earth

Version:
5.7.0.1

MD5:
74731788340411e168d95d4f986107c0

SHA-1:
018e889e18cbd4fff5eabf1a98b195c0a708bbba

SHA-256:
464170fb6fbe460db6a3a4072890b758a8ca757931b7e8124397640e7c2645a2

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
11/5/2024 2:37:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.029

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy (variant)
8.9349

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OpenCandy
v2014.01.29.04

McAfee
Artemis!747317883404
5600.7235

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14127

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0125
7.2.29

File size:
20.8 MB (21,838,528 bytes)

Product version:
5.7.0.1

Copyright:
FrostWire LLC 2008

Original file name:
frostwire-5.7.0.windows.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\frostwire 5\frostwire-installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Frostwire, LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/21/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2016 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:
35DE9D3C616713150858F57D7419F0D6

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):
393216:9r/ndVe8fouG3mayW0gX0s5P2w5jPUd8O5hQzVU7UAy0Y2ytM:3Ve8fBGMW0VGHg5OJA5D

Entry address:
0x3A02

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.9918

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file frostwire-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 17 URLs.

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http://www.downtoad.com/.../frostwire.exe

http://cdn.downloadfree2.com/.../frostwire.exe

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http://cdn.downtoad.com/.../frostwire.exe

http://global-shared-files-l3.softonic.com/018/e88/.../file?nvb=20140328190754&nva=20140329070854&token=08b8a294ff1ffc0355630&id_file=45854&channel=WEB&instance=softonic_en&type=PROGRAM&fdh=no&SD_used=0&filename=frostwire-5-7-0-windows.exe

http://dl.frostwire.com/frostwire/.../frostwire-5.7.0.windows.exe

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