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cltmng.exe

Search Protect

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application cltmng.exe, “Search Protect by Conduit” by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Search Protect by Conduit Ltd. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Conduit  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Product:
Search Protect

Description:
Search Protect by Conduit

Version:
2.12.20.154

MD5:
deabb07bc9b0009d826d2ca04c43f90f

SHA-1:
1e3ba56afe7f70ca844e8330e38fd662a4b41790

SHA-256:
cc8e385db847e9da2b460ef275ab7b4df5900f6c84006193958d9a7a2019bbf7

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 9:38:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SearchProtect-B [PUP]
2014.9-140413

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Conduit.SearchProtect
4.0.3.14413

Bkav FE
W32.Clod444.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Boost by Reason
Optional.Conduit.G
188838

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.21
9.0.1.0103

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKDZ.24806
8.14.04.13.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect (variant)
8.9660

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
4/13/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.SearchProtect
14.4.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.04.13.10

McAfee
Artemis!8DFBDE35A58E
5600.7162

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.04.13.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchProtect.Conduit.G
14.8.7.22

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10435

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0828
7.2.103

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
28194

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
4.5 MB (4,693,792 bytes)

Product version:
2.12.20.154

Copyright:
2012 (c) Conduit. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
SearchProtect (R)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\searchprotect\searchprotect\bin\cltmng.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:
4/8/2014 3:03:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:V1Erlw4523qAu4FS37DnKyA+VjcptwI3XQM7tv:V4e02MD37DnVVjGtv

Entry address:
0x20EB69

Entry point:
E8, 12, D5, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 8D, 45, F8, 50, FF, 15, 68, 81, 6F, 00, 8B, 4D, F8, 8B, 45, FC, 6A, 00, 81, C1, 00, 80, C1, 2A, 68, 80, 96, 98, 00, 15, 21, 4E, 62, FE, 50, 51, E8, BF, 5E, 00, 00, 83, FA, 07, 7C, 0E, 7F, 07, 3D, FF, 6F, 40, 93, 76, 05, 83, C8, FF, 8B, D0, 8B, 4D, 08, 85, C9, 74, 05, 89, 01, 89, 51, 04, C9, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, F7, D5, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 74, 13, FF, 75, 08, 56, E8, 0D, 00, 00, 00, F7, D8, 1B, C0, 59, F7, D0, 59, 23, C6, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.4567

Code size:
3 MB (3,108,352 bytes)

The file cltmng.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Search Protect  by Conduit Ltd.
From the Terms of Service: "Search Protect is a separate piece of software installed on your hard-drive in connection with your installation of a Toolbar. It is designed to protect your Search settings from takeover by third parties.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-184-72-217-85.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (184.72.217.85:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-16-210-106.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.16.210.106:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-118-76.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.118.76:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-100-240.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.100.240:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-235-66-89.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.235.66.89:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-83-197-43.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.83.197.43:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-50-179-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.50.179.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a95-101-156-11.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (95.101.156.11:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-209-163-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.209.163.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-73-163-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.73.163.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-50-131-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.50.131.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-35-211-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.35.211.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-61-137-83.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.61.137.83:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-58-231-174.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.58.231.174:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-51-227-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.51.227.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-50-195-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.50.195.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-43-19-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.43.19.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-41-3-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.41.3.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-37-51-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.37.51.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-214-120-23.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.214.120.23:443)

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