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themesfree.exe

Freeze.com Installation Utility

W3i, LLC

Part of an InstallX (InstallIQ) installation, a PUP that may bundle additional adware on the computer. The application themesfree.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Freeze.com Installation Utility

Version:
1, 0, 30, 0

MD5:
59d3f179f97c683045038a2553498e8d

SHA-1:
b44e2839d0050e85ad550b104f4270c62da2b417

SHA-256:
2b621c037277f34afb98bcdbd501b409a20c82a845e7fc08a4d0e491a74d0a1a

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:
11/22/2024 3:05:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX (M)
17.2.24.11

File size:
12.1 MB (12,647,544 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 30, 0

Copyright:
Copyright ©2007 W3i Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
FreezeWrapWin.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\themes\misc themes - wallpaper\themesfree.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/2/2007 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2009 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="W3i, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="W3i, LLC", L=Sartell, S=Minnesota, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
391B1DE3FDF7D68124136D1483C16B21

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2008 4:27:22 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

Entry address:
0x132364

Entry point:
E8, 20, C5, 00, 00, E9, 16, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 80, 59, 5D, 00, E8, 16, 73, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, FC, 89, 45, E4, 8B, 45, E4, 3B, 45, 10, 7D, 13, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, CE, FF, 55, 14, 03, 75, 0C, 89, 75, 08, FF, 45, E4, EB, E5, C7, 45, E0, 01, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 1D, 73, 00, 00, C2, 14, 00, 83, 7D, E0, 00, 75, 11, FF, 75, 18, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 01, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 14, 68, A0, 59, 5D, 00, E8, B1, 72, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.9229  (probably packed)

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,478,656 bytes)

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