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manualsearch_tsv11a3cg.exe

1.3.8.7.140102.01

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application manualsearch_tsv11a3cg.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Conduit Ltd. (signed and verified)

Product:

1.3.8.7.140102.01

Description:

Setup.exe

Version:

1.3.8.7

MD5:

35591931947449ef0777fd3809e7a008

SHA-1:

450d9532dafe02f6f88297ce2e8ba50131e7bba1

SHA-256:

fbda908e2f1164356f51d0e95350dbcac49e1a9e6aec115c85723da322cbd1bd

Scanner detections:

5 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Analysis date:

12/27/2024 10:33:04 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of smilebox_tsv32zcxg.exe (PUP)

2014.7.6.18

Panda Antivirus

Adware/Conduit

14.04.17.01

Reason Heuristics

PUP.138714010201.Conduit.W

14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0102

7.2.107

VIPRE Antivirus

Conduit

25278

File size:

217.3 KB (222,552 bytes)

Product version:

1.3.8.7

Conduit Ltd.

Original file name:

ManualSearch.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\manualsearch_tsv11a3cg.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Conduit Ltd.

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/2/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/3/2016 7:59:59 PM

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:

3/15/2010 2:27:50 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:du2urzh9xu/Xkau9xVnvcmIx9+iLpsGF5z:dutrzh9xOXkfVvcXxgUpsi5z

Entry address:

0xA7B1

Entry point:

E8, E3, FE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 50, 50, 50, 50, E8, BE, 2B, 00, 00, C3, 56, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, F1, 8B, CF, 89, 3E, E8, D0, A7, FF, FF, 89, 46, 08, 89, 56, 0C, 8B, 87, 1C, 0C, 00, 00, 89, 46, 10, 5F, 8B, C6, 5E, C2, 04, 00, 8B, C1, 8B, 08, 8B, 50, 10, 3B, 91, 1C, 0C, 00, 00, 75, 0D, 6A, 00, FF, 70, 0C, FF, 70, 08, E8, AF, AC, FF, FF, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 1C, 56, 33, F6, 56, 56, 56, 56, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 15, 40, 22, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 21, 56, 56, 56, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 15, 44, 22, 41, 00, 8D, 45, E4... 
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Entropy:

7.4363

Code size:

66 KB (67,584 bytes)

The file manualsearch_tsv11a3cg.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dde.integration.storage.conduit-services.com/81/185/ct1852781/763faae13af24756a020072954efad93/Downloads/Prod/SmallStub1.3.8.7.140102.01/.../ManualSearch.exe

http://44fc4fe91d3f48a09ba0a268bfbc9829.integration.download.conduit-services.com/Default.ashx?EnvironmentID=1&sessiontracking=true

http://produtools.com/.../downloadmanuals_sp.php

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

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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