conduitutil.exe

Conduit

This is part of the Conduit platform, a browser extension desigend to manage and control the web browser's search provider functionality. The application conduitutil.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from de.resource-efiles-drive.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Conduit

Version:
0.1.0.0

MD5:
b373a9a71c99cc8e7355ceb2881608e9

SHA-1:
945095bf36e0c744b1112a919be3ce4eea8443bc

SHA-256:
82876f52750597cec61b2db38aaafeac2ff6540e47a6076adb63350e7b351069

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
2/24/2025 5:48:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clod1fe.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.4
9.0.1.0341

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2013.12.20.19

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.L
14.3.1.3

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBH0AJ313
7.2.341

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
24100

File size:
69.3 KB (70,962 bytes)

Copyright:
Conduit Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\conduitutil.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 2:20:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:qGarUa6LowvuhdNYh2Gf9rg6hzGPnS1W6RZj5svPRSEvrGM:05BuYAVrgUCPneRZW5SEvrGM

Entry address:
0x38AF

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, 68, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.9165

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

The file conduitutil.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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