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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 18 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:
2.20.30.71

MD5:
ae8ad3e35a4c92627e94b9cf55bbeb00

SHA-1:
c22378bca87b4198783ec0853158ca49be8e4744

SHA-256:
03d7cdb696ad27d17b103ffaefc9464675817faf94f90b441903edd9bdc51b35

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/4/2024 8:08:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.SearchProtect.2
723

avast!
Win32:Conduit-B [PUP]
2014.9-150211

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3201

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.15211

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.45
9.0.1.042

ESET NOD32
Win32/ClientConnect.A potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11160

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
2/11/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.SearchProtect
11.2015-11-02_4

G Data
Win32.Application.Agent.7HPROQ
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14899

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SearchProtect.A
v2015.02.11.03

McAfee
Artemis!94124F621FA1
5600.6857

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.SearchProtect.2
16.0.0.126

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

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Conduit
15.2.11.15

Sophos
Conduit Search Protect
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0205
7.2.42

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
37454

File size:
9 MB (9,427,144 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.30.71

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\6arvlczk\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClientConnect LTD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/30/2014 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/26/2016 3:59:59 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 7:31:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:/aomQr4IZj2+U0qz0fDaVkp2DefO4e13DzHVC9u1fl9:/CQk6O0g0bayp24ehc9Mfr

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:
7.9959

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/17529934/17551057/?mainofferId=17526500&CurrentStep=2&TotalSteps=4&DownloadBrowser=IE&CType=-1&UserMode=-1&DMVersion=1.3.7.75.17549923.01&Language=US-EN

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