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mconduitinstaller.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 mconduitinstaller.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. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including SAP Application Server for System NSP by SAP and xVidly by Jottix. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.bubbledock.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Conduit  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Version:
6.0.1.0

MD5:
f1e16ab9120369e7d70d0c18f8453490

SHA-1:
52a0ac145bdf43a1604887853b2b7d45411e0349

SHA-256:
84bbc4775576a93b90453836ea29d8df57a5b15c479a08002da4363094c55db8

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:
11/2/2024 5:34:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Adware.Conduit.R
2013.7.31.20

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.9
9.0.1.0329

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.R
14.8.7.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
24842

File size:
66.9 KB (68,528 bytes)

Copyright:
Conduit Ltd.

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\mconduitinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/16/2010 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/29/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Conduit Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Conduit Ltd., S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3736DA15AF647632CCE61CD41B6577DD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/6/2011 7:31:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:0dZEszWriITJGrvopX1VF7CXjl7ykCVi2HYIPRSEvrGa108WCg/4:rszWOITsEL50jl7ykCs2H35SEvrGa10A

Entry address:
0x3415

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, 70, 85, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, B3, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, B2, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 6C, 85, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 54, 85, 40, 00, 68, A0, 32, 47, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, C0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.2929

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
26 KB (26,624 bytes)

The file mconduitinstaller.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Free Ride Games Player  by Exent Technologies
Publisher's description - “FreeRide Games, operated by Exent, is the only 100% free online destination providing more than 400 premium full-download PC casual and online games. FreeRide Games remains the only website of its kind.”
55% remove it
SAP Application Server for System NSP  by SAP
www.sap.com
About 8% of users remove it
xVidly  by Jottix
Bundles the xVidly Toolbar, an ad-supported (users may see additional banner, search, pop-up, pop-under, interstitial and in-text link advertisements) cross web browser plugin for Internet Explorer (BHO) and Firefox/Chrome (plugin) and distributed through various monitization platforms during installation.
www.jottix.com
68% remove it
 
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The file mconduitinstaller.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

http://cdn.bubbledock.com/bundle/conduit/.../mconduitinstaller.exe

http://cdn.bubbledock.it/cl/inst/bundles/conduit/.../mconduitinstaller.exe

http://install.online-video-accelerator.com/.../mconduitinstaller.exe

http://cdn.bubbledock.es/cl/inst/bundles/conduit/.../mconduitinstaller.exe

http://install.xvidly.com/.../mconduitinstaller.exe

http://cdn.airdlr8.com/downloads/offers/.../mconduitinstaller2013.exe

http://install.video-media-download.com/.../mconduitinstaller.exe

http://d1pg43ots40sgg.cloudfront.net/bundle/Trovi/.../mconduitinstaller.exe

http://d1pg43ots40sgg.cloudfront.net/bundle/Conduit/.../mconduitinstaller.exe

http://d2ugaifelwk06r.cloudfront.net/mconduitinstaller.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-121-137-21.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.121.137.21:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-63-235-7.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.63.235.7:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-59-125-227.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.59.125.227:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-223-225-83.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.223.225.83:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-52-56-28.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.52.56.28:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-94-17-159.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.94.17.159:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-101-189-43.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.101.189.43:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-1-115-136.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.1.115.136:80)

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