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FrostWire.exe

FrostWire

Download Assistant

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application FrostWire.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
FrostWire

Version:
3.0.0.91

MD5:
1f4c31c7546e66fb9694e620bd33f1b9

SHA-1:
31103c514fc1bd87f4129e63aee3d7f4780e4bb4

SHA-256:
1f8daf08f0bc119193d83f9d23087d4aa03f67fc0fd1acf7c35d3261ebf6ccc8

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 7:28:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
402

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.05.04

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]
2014.9-151230

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
1.0.20.1820

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S
21993

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.30
9.0.1.0364

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.15.12.30.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11570

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-30-12_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.12.25

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
16.0.0.1092

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.24.1357

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.12.30.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)
15.12.30.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.151228

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
39676

File size:
957.7 KB (980,648 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.91

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
FrostWire.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/15/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/16/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3784E4CAC60231ED82FD7E8E845E8CE3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/11/2015 3:59:17 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:n8ZmqBFM/or/V1zqJzSrRGLxmsyd029bjO:8ZvV/V1GJGuvObjO

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Entropy:
7.0431

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

The file FrostWire.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://yes-downloads.com/USA/FrostWire/.../download.php

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