manualsearch_tsv3tftu.exe

1.3.8.7.131223.01

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_tsv3tftu.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application 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.
Publisher:
Conduit Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
1.3.8.7.131223.01

Description:
Setup.exe

Version:
1.3.8.7

MD5:
307a2b03fe037e3b34071e32a076f9e8

SHA-1:
edbdb298e5ca0f2361b0ac8c9f162f097063bb4e

SHA-256:
01274b1e3ad9834322de96b506678dbc02a10e9ca8d3b9044c8bb2db1e290d15

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 8:28:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Conduit
14.07.28.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.138713122301.Conduit.V
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1224
7.2.209

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
25456

File size:
217.3 KB (222,488 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.8.7

Copyright:
Conduit Ltd.

Original file name:
ManualSearch.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\manualsearch_tsv3tftu.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/2/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 6:59:59 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 1:27:50 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Pu2urzh9xu/Xkau9/AWuKYkoaleHXBLkMq9:Putrzh9xOXkBAWmBawHNkMq9

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:
7.4359

Code size:
66 KB (67,584 bytes)

The file manualsearch_tsv3tftu.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 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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