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APISupport.dll

APISupport

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The module APISupport.dll by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘APISupport’. The file has been seen being downloaded from storage.stgbssint.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Conduit Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
APISupport

Version:
2.0.5.9

MD5:
94b13ca31f6231952af7217b54ee6a78

SHA-1:
3096a6d6d5007b947c86a7fe8e72eeb3c86e80b3

SHA-256:
2e41408b9b914e0d75ad4953db9fbf8f636af6523f423d3ef173bdc4830765b9

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Part of the Conduit/ClientConnect toolbar/extension distribution.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:00:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
MULDROP.Trojan
9.0.1.078

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit (variant)
8.9562

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
3/19/2014

McAfee
Artemis!94B13CA31F62
5600.7186

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.03.19.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Conduit.K
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0317
7.2.78

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
27538

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
748.3 KB (766,240 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.5.9

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 All Rights Reserved

Original file name:
APISupport.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\conduit\apisupport\apisupport.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/4/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Conduit Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Conduit Ltd., L=Ness Ziona, S=Israel, C=IL

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:
3A82654719D8F75B59134F7B66465210

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/16/2014 2:49:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DXzTrp8bJGjF9XaDDJcWZ+ks51SRfPhNNz6we1ewpCTUL2tWOpi+4dVC91cW2jYQ:HTrOYZ9XaDlpZXs51SJtWOPR4N/5Z3R

Entry address:
0x76038

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, F8, E8, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 07, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 70, 50, 0A, 10, E8, A9, 7F, 00, 00, 33, C0, 40, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0C, 39, 35, 90, D3, 0A, 10, 0F, 84, E4, 00, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 35, 8B, 0D, 9C, 46, 09, 10, 85, C9, 74, 0C, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, FF, D1, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 0F, 84, B1, 00, 00, 00, FF, 75, 10, 56, FF, 75, 08, E8, 11, FE, FF, FF, 89, 45, E4...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
583.5 KB (597,504 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
APISupport

Command:
"C:\windows\syswow64\rundll32.exe" "C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\conduit\apisupport\apisupport.dll",dllrunapisupport


The file APISupport.dll has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://storage.stgbssint.com/TBNewTabSupport/TBSupportAU/.../APISupport.dll

http://storage.stgbssint.com/TBNewTabSupport/TBSupportAU/.../APISupport.dll

http://storage.conduit.com/TBNewTabSupport/TBSupportAU/.../APISupport.dll

http://storage.stgbssint.com/TBNewTabSupport/TBSupportAU/.../APISupport.dll

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