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mam_ch.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 mam_ch.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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from storage.conduit.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)

Description:
CH 1.0.0

Version:
2.0.0.2

MD5:
23c998c2a524c6a2f0397d69d6081204

SHA-1:
757680e6213cc36e79834f5cac40e240316b489a

SHA-256:
d143e5b5cef832bb208233e073819cb6c2b40bc640ec4ea9dd53cf46dd5175e1

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

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:
11/5/2024 2:45:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.20
9.0.1.036

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Conduit
14.02.05.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CH100.Conduit.G
14.8.7.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
25972

File size:
461.9 KB (473,032 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.2

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
4/4/2016 2:59:59 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:
2/24/2012 10:20:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:O0gPZbe0OKWffIJSruFMglpsWgAl3hDOzFrzI:JmZrvvwO7p3Hl3hDOzFfI

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:
7.9353

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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

http://storage.conduit.com/mam/ext/ch/.../ValueApps.exe

http://storage.stgbssint.com/mam/ext/ch/.../ValueApps.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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