frostwire.exe

Multiply ROI, Inc

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application frostwire.exe by Multiply ROI, Inc has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
FrostWire  (signed by Multiply ROI, Inc)

Product:
FrostWire

Version:
1.0

MD5:
20aec94bf0e0bb9a07ae5f598e7d2e60

SHA-1:
388f7bc8b833292f2cc9b89c0bec6a1396ea9caf

SHA-256:
a26984a8b7c88e39cff37090c756ed87213ccf33230c93754e04c846dc40b9a4

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 3:31:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1449
9.0.1.0355

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse (variant)
7.9175

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2013.12.21.05

McAfee
Artemis!20AEC94BF0E0
5600.7275

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MultiplyROI.J
14.8.7.21

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1208
7.2.355

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
24382

File size:
622.3 KB (637,240 bytes)

Copyright:
© FrostWire

Trademarks:
FrostWire

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/27/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/26/2014 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Multiply ROI, Inc", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Multiply ROI, Inc", L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
071EA95218ABA65B6DE651F0EFE6F136

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lbjvd/5V3Pz/3ovFUNkC9vg8kYFwn1Z0DqNPrVvpMVwJSBx03VzEfdp:lb7x3LQNUHvLUf3NPrViwowVz8p

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9787

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

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