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bitlord_installer.exe

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application bitlord_installer.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from dde.storage.dmccint.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Conduit Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a1b3298b13a2f336244fa1788d3ed245

SHA-1:
0a075162be4f4e7a0706acbb9a53efa9d587ff60

SHA-256:
c6c48b490b3508f3e96563685b769ef2e4b3c5fd4fd09a04c814aa7a6315bf6b

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

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:
11/24/2024 8:50:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.6
9.0.1.068

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Wajam
3/9/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit
v2014.03.09.09

McAfee
Artemis!A1B3298B13A2
5600.7197

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.03.09.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.R
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0220
7.2.68

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
27158

File size:
946.5 KB (969,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Conduit Setup Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\bitlord_installer.exe

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:
2/24/2012 8:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5ELxGRWgKzDzDsNpE5YpSbR8jhIeseSKxw5DPcFqhSgt8WLC3KUwrUTO/dtpHwRF:5gxFspEbqtWdamDqW/XWYrxDpH08hs

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file bitlord_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://dde.storage.dmccint.com//19/23/ct232719/ab683eb7349344bdb946b833d47ffe08/Downloads/Prod/DDE1.3.8.8.140217.01/.../BitLordSetup.exe

http://www.bitlordapp.com/d/btl1/.../?dl=1

http://ab683eb7349344bdb946b833d47ffe08.download.dmccint.com/Default.ashx?EnvironmentID=1

http://www.bitlord.com/.../BitLordSetup.exe

http://dde.integration.storage.conduit-services.com/19/23/ct232719/ab683eb7349344bdb946b833d47ffe08/Downloads/Prod/DDE1.3.8.8.140217.01/.../BitLordSetup.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ude.conduit-data.com  (195.78.120.173:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to offering.service.distributionengine.conduit-services.com  (199.101.114.147:80)

 
http://offering.service.distributionengine.conduit-services.com/DecisionEngine.ashx

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com  (54.243.251.51:80)

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