fflogic.exe

Conduit Ltd.

It is part of the Conduit Toolbar platform (bundled adware) and is the package designed to install the plugin/toolbar in Mozilla Firefox. The application fflogic.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Toolbar Manager installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from fft.conduit-download.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address setupapi.toolbar.conduit-services.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Conduit  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Description:
1.8.1.4

Version:
10.23.0.722

MD5:
908c7a316a7716e051500ffe01ed0c29

SHA-1:
0f8117515e97fce51200079876d005a02387708e

SHA-256:
e905a1a9bad5bd9211bd77f73233efc78830b4bbf26f139a33d10ca207fb37fb

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
12/25/2024 12:25:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Conduit.H
188838

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.6
9.0.1.0121

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect
8.9639

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.05.01.11

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BGuard.csnycu
0.28.0.58873

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.05.01.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.1814.Conduit.H
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0321
7.2.121

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic!SB.0
28054

File size:
2.5 MB (2,570,584 bytes)

Copyright:
Conduit Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\fflogic.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
4/10/2010 2:19:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:JKlLbYDv7SlRgSQnZmSwJh5AA8+5/CpDhPY+NuHqYfm6opn:JKl+qRCNwJhu+FeFPYfqYfm6opn

Entry address:
0x354B

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, D8, 84, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file fflogic.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to setupapi.toolbar.conduit-services.com  (199.101.115.1:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to setupapi.toolbar.ams.conduit-services.com  (195.78.120.169:80)

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