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searchprotectperioninstaller2.exe

SearchProtectPerion

The application searchprotectperioninstaller2.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.download2desktop.com.
Publisher:
SearchProtectPerion

Product:
SearchProtectPerion

Version:
1.0

MD5:
2c787809bf204e22d569c93c82974310

SHA-1:
cc31cfbf5fba32ac70fa682afd107227c94933f3

SHA-256:
f72ca08eac6797694eb80895330052c9da3aa764bff75691bbac5b407b794d38

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 11:34:11 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-131220

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.131220

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.6
9.0.1.0354

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit
7.9190

G Data
Win32.Application.ConduitBrothersoftTB
13.12.22

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10588

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2013.12.20.06

McAfee
Artemis!2C787809BF20
5600.7275

Reason Heuristics
Unnamed.Threat.18
14.3.1.12

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1122
7.2.354

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
24560

File size:
97.8 KB (100,141 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\searchprotectperioninstaller2.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:XgXdZt9P6D3XJ0sXZJoum3VuLbKiCgecU5YHtRO:Xe34So3IFuqiXecU5st0

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.9296

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file searchprotectperioninstaller2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.download2desktop.com/Installer/.../SearchProtectPerionInstaller2.exe

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