ct3080215_chatvibes.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 ct3080215_chatvibes.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Wise Installer installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ie-organic.conduit-download.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:
55d26386a9f9c8a8bc86ba83c2f0cfb3

SHA-1:
9581713714d5f9cb3256afe120aed0297ed891c9

SHA-256:
38718ec15f95de190c43083d276fbaf4f051a7d1b52015af96a9b4faf93e39ef

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 11:23:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.35
9.0.1.083

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit
8.9516

McAfee
Artemis!55D26386A9F9
5600.7181

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.03.24.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.T
14.8.7.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Crafted.Win32File.OLS
3.12.24.3

File size:
4.6 MB (4,777,808 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Wise Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ct3080215_chatvibes.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
4/8/1999 1:24:47 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:aJrwNTWnLG5+VuC3RRycB3w9BX5FEN9VChpHolceHIBwhTu9OvNukH:2CiLG5LChRXJgBXcN9VCh1goB+yUlukH

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9994

Packer / compiler:
Wise Installer Stub

Code size:
512 Bytes (512 bytes)

The file ct3080215_chatvibes.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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):

 
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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