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cell_phone_unlock.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 cell_phone_unlock.exe, “Cell_Phone_Unlock Toolbar” by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Wise Installer installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.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)

Description:
Cell_Phone_Unlock Toolbar

Version:
4.5.185.1

MD5:
0990092fb1367fe05d5f790823ff5fd1

SHA-1:
cf307b02d916288e32d95aca60ee1be903b97ba3

SHA-256:
d0af7b9e7ee0fcc2bcd014c2e2b798f32e9bc286c697673f46d35a989ae4d365

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This component is distributed and installed with the Conduit Toolbar platform.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 9:38:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.37
9.0.1.0165

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit (variant)
8.9883

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.06.14.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CellPhoneUnlockToolbar.Conduit.R
14.8.7.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
29878

File size:
1.1 MB (1,127,184 bytes)

Copyright:
Conduit Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Wise Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/16/2007 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2010 4:59:59 PM

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

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:
59AB9B2EE67914B7DF4C479540DEC561

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/8/1999 1:24:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:1kpMDhuXFRDcBWKsYH4RWdgB+dhOSW8EeclP:1kekXfDdNHRWi+dMSsf

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 78, 05, 00, 00, 53, 56, BE, 04, 01, 00, 00, 57, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 56, 33, DB, 50, 53, FF, 15, 34, 20, 40, 00, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 56, 50, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 30, 20, 40, 00, 8B, 3D, 2C, 20, 40, 00, 53, 53, 6A, 03, 53, 6A, 01, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 50, FF, D7, 83, F8, FF, 89, 45, FC, 0F, 84, 7B, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FC, FF, FF, 50, 56, FF, 15, 28, 20, 40, 00, 8D, 85, 98, FE, FF, FF, 50, 53, 8D, 85, 90, FC, FF, FF, 68, 10, 30, 40, 00, 50...
 
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Entropy:
7.9930

Packer / compiler:
Wise Installer Stub

Code size:
512 Bytes (512 bytes)

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

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/10/85/89/.../Cell_Phone_Unlock.exe

http://cdn77.softpicks-download.net/software2/.../1360499060-Cell_Phone_Unlock.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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