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conduitinstaller.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 conduitinstaller.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from d3d6wi7c7pa6m0.cloudfront.net 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  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Version:
5.5.1.13

MD5:
9cbe792227fe6da05a2b5866df8b5fb6

SHA-1:
f48266a97bdb7f58c5b54469b2245cacd46577d0

SHA-256:
ed38f371bb2e00d117d926759f17bf44ef62d332a725252ee49ebb6c8ef334d7

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 11:05:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Conduit.Q
188838

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of checktbexist.exe (Adware)
2013.12.20.16

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.Q
14.8.7.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
24060

File size:
205.9 KB (210,888 bytes)

Copyright:
Conduit Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\conduitinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/16/2010 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/29/2013 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 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3736DA15AF647632CCE61CD41B6577DD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:NFJ0mfaZdazTH6N0tkl3KKJDvQQ9+AAD6aO6M:t0dafO0Md2eaO6M

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8901

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file conduitinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://d3d6wi7c7pa6m0.cloudfront.net/bundles/.../SearchSpinConduit_Installer_20130724.exe

http://cdn.artcachedata.us/.../conduitinstaller.exe

https://www.google.com/url?q=http://cdn.goateastcach.us/.../SearchSpinConduit_Installer.exe&usd=2&usg=ALhdy29EQ6bcqPEPX8MxaH0gcgtjBHFOag

http://cdn.bigspeedpro.com/mirror/.../conduitinstaller.exe

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

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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