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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from sp-storage.spccint.com.
Publisher:
Client Connect LTD  (signed by ClientConnect LTD)

Product:
Search Protect

Version:
3.1.5.50

MD5:
efc2775f61bbfd8acb16ed60f0b80a25

SHA-1:
3317b9b65b311a22b0568d2dc2b49a1c0c368793

SHA-256:
07f577e69303e49958278fc27e56adcec86d9a8156baec26e7d78880e831de2c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 3:09:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit (M)
17.1.9.16

File size:
8.9 MB (9,363,496 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.5.50

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\temp\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClientConnect LTD

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/3/2017 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
1/5/2019 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ClientConnect LTD, O=ClientConnect LTD, L=Ness Ziona, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
5FEA58D33339A83AFF7BBC2ED9DC286F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/6/2011 8:01:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

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:
7.9958

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 communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-99-139.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.99.139:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-9-97-214.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.9.97.214:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-107-13-157.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.107.13.157:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-66-215-61.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.66.215.61:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-203-205-31.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.203.205.31:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-204-233-180.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.204.233.180:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-57-35-162.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.57.35.162:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-94-7-44.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.94.7.44:80)

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