frostwiresetup.exe

Program Web software

Premium Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application frostwiresetup.exe, “Program Web software Setup ” by Premium Scale (New Media Holdings) has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from cleansoftclean.info.
Publisher:
Internet   (signed by Premium Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Program Web software

Description:
Program Web software Setup

Version:
2.3.4.7

MD5:
a2064b1362c12ed143eeddd1333ce5c5

SHA-1:
e9502dfd1d260438d67aeb3d5c7f373a5fbd2251

SHA-256:
d35b34e7f7e64659ae4da3435c9664ed0ec689f9f51e2e2f9c0eb1c5ee5491f1

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/25/2024 8:35:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Malware-gen
2014.9-150412

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.508
9.0.1.0102

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YV potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11465

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.14.17

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.NewMedia.Installer
15.4.12.9

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
38950

File size:
778.9 KB (797,640 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.4

Copyright:
Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/9/2015 6:04:15 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 6:04:15 PM

Subject:
CN=Premium Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=Premium Scale (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121CCC26B8A89F90AFF2AB668372A1A4978

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gldpSLTflmSNUUKhrOhF+v+eh+7wXHuBihQ8+3jqSYFv7XP2tiv20qaNHs+rWLN:gldgLTnULOT+vth+kXe8+3IF/uuHHriN

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8920

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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