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setup.exe

Search Protect

ClientConnect LTD

The file belongs to the ClientConnect (Conduit/Perion) platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and browser add-ons. The application setup.exe by ClientConnect has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from sp-storage.spccint.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cms.dmccint.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Client Connect LTD  (signed by ClientConnect LTD)

Product:
Search Protect

Version:
2.22.30.32

MD5:
99110f874d68d0dc1e175d6289e4b1ae

SHA-1:
2dbb9ce79b5e24c79630b64693dfcd27769d964b

SHA-256:
26bf4eed4c7f6f8187fe3ae3c4093fd8e7ba7215c12c33160c5ef83633631557

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/4/2024 7:53:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.1233645
658

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.SearchProtect
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Conduit-B [PUP]
2014.9-150417

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3136

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.15417

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.0107

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SearchProtect.X
8.15.04.17.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.AA potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
4/17/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy
11.2015-17-04_6

G Data
Win32.Application.SearchProtect.AA@gen
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of nsg5bd9.tmp (Adware)
2015.7.19.11

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ClientConnect
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.203.15778

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SearchProtect.A
v2015.04.17.09

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!3351370D5B91
5600.6792

MicroWorld eScan
Application.SearchProtect.BX
16.0.0.321

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dpmadi
0.30.16.1110

Panda Antivirus
PUP/SearchProtect
15.04.17.09

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.Conduitltd.r5 (Not a Virus)
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Conduit.Installer
15.4.17.17

Sophos
PUA 'Conduit Search Protect'
5.13

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.304ED7F9
7.2.107

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786236
39486

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.31985
2.0.0.2164

File size:
8.3 MB (8,662,024 bytes)

Product version:
2.22.30.32

Copyright:
© 2014 ClientConnect Ltd.

Original file name:
SearchProtect

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\cdpash9w\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClientConnect LTD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/30/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/26/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ClientConnect LTD, OU=Safe Search, O=ClientConnect 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:
354F4C7E49A131A6E4BF89B253C78A2D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/6/2011 9:31:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:1xajmqxcu3C/MyGOYG0ccOGqOx+sZnplLjzcYXii6a:1xxqy/+OY5ccOGqiFplLj9

Entry address:
0x354B

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, D8, 84, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9952

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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

http://sp-storage.spccint.com/Installer/.../Setup.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cms.dmccint.com  (23.67.242.80:80)

 
http://cms.dmccint.com/DynamicOffer/20372990/20394113/?mainofferId=20369556&CurrentStep=2&TotalSteps=4&DownloadBrowser=IE&CType=-1&UserMode=-1&DMVersion=1.3.0.03.20392979.01&Language=US-EN

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