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frostwire_setup.exe

DownloadShield

The application frostwire_setup.exe by DownloadShield has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.featured-download.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address ps533545.dreamhost.com on port 443.
Publisher:
DownloadShield  (signed and verified)

MD5:
81f320b30377f1e2ebcf949da5b04ddb

SHA-1:
f443f6ee6d5e6f011730fb1e5bf7e057d6b8c9ad

SHA-256:
ad30a05fd9bd7798b1351604ecf56f244764e0e4e9dbcb4345da09d3692bd14d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 3:29:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.29.13

File size:
198.5 KB (203,288 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
DownloadShield

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/21/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/21/2019 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=DownloadShield, O=DownloadShield, L=San Jose, 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:
78070F8D972292519C0C15749BCB3808

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/3/2015 9:43:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x31FD

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 33, DB, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 14, F0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 18, 20, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 66, 83, F8, 06, 74, 11, 53, E8, F3, 26, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 74, 07, 68, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, 68, E8, 73, 40, 00, E8, 74, 26, 00, 00, 68, E0, 73, 40, 00, E8, 6A, 26, 00, 00, 68, D4, 73, 40, 00, E8, 60, 26, 00, 00, 6A, 0D, E8, C3, 26, 00, 00, 6A, 0B, E8, BC, 26, 00, 00, A3, 00, 3C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.5989

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file frostwire_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.featured-download.com/.../FrostWire_Setup.exe

http://www.featured-download.com/.../download

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ps533545.dreamhost.com  (64.111.117.81:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-55-120.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.55.120:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-55-51.jfk6.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.55.51:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-38-103-26.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.38.103.26:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-133-119.iad53.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.133.119:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-7-159.ord54.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.7.159:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-7-109.ord54.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.7.109:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-206-56.atl50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.206.56:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-36-224.jfk1.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.36.224:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-63.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.63:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-17.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.17:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-19-14.iad12.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.19.14:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-87-165.yul62.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.87.165:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-7-160.ord54.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.7.160:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-7-104.ord54.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.7.104:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-33-88.ewr50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.33.88:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-16-89.sea32.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.16.89:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-16-102.sea32.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.16.102:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to server-52-84-141-88.yto50.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.141.88:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-132-115.atl52.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.132.115:80)

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