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freeaudioeditor.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 freeaudioeditor.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. This file is typically installed with the program Toolwiz Time Freeze 2014 by ToolWiz. The file has been seen being downloaded from dde.integration.storage.conduit-services.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:
2e9b822239a44d8154d41142b51ddbdb

SHA-1:
db6d8308c784a00007932db04ab357f877a40e1b

SHA-256:
7b8f69c8518fd80af745e3f4f57de2b00b00e046529e8f2b3d4708d7246a39a2

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 2:20:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.3
9.0.1.0170

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/OpenCandy
6/19/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.06.19.10

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Conduit.cylpml
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.06.19.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.P
14.8.7.22

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Conduit/Variant
10534

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
30324

File size:
642.3 KB (657,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2013 6:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/4/2016 5:59:59 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:
2/25/2012 1:19:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DEgG3VujkGcTRbBogja2w6JAlqj8pPvxjCavH6YgS8stQMHinta6s8ubSn:DPRcT3bHw6+lqYp3xjF/KSXQz3aSn

Entry address:
0x39E3

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, 91, 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, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file freeaudioeditor.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Toolwiz Time Freeze 2014  by ToolWiz
www.Toolwiz.com
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The file freeaudioeditor.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dde.integration.storage.conduit-services.com/54/216/ct2165754/d72556f1eb1f4a59907f9adc8ef78690/Downloads/Prod/DDE1.3.8.7.140115.01/.../FreeAudioEditor.exe

http://d72556f1eb1f4a59907f9adc8ef78690.download.dmccint.com/Default.ashx?EnvironmentID=1

http://www.free-audio-editor.com/FreeAudioEditor.exe

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):
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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