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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 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from bamba.theplaora.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Client Connect LTD  (signed by ClientConnect LTD)

Product:
Search Protect

Version:
2.23.32.25

MD5:
a7cd8162bf3d60893f8e90630c18b150

SHA-1:
d17fa818e57dbb4907f2281428c4aa1a13725460

SHA-256:
de4e323ada380cd4a03d4758459f6a5ba657b2ea97ce46f31ded3f611010f5a0

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 1:42:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.SearchProtect.CA
5705290

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.SearchProtect
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SearchProtect
2015.06.05

avast!
Win32:Conduit-B [PUP]
2014.9-150608

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3085

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.1568

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.298, Adware.Conduit.45
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SearchProtect.X
8.15.06.08.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/ClientConnect.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
6/8/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy
11.2015-08-06_2

G Data
Win32.Application.SearchProtect.AA@gen
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ClientConnect
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16140

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SearchProtect.A
v2015.06.08.03

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!7306E8E0900F
17.6.569.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.579830
16.0.0.477

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dpmadi
0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.06.08.03

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.Clientconn.Gen
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.Installer
15.6.7.23

Sophos
PUA 'Conduit Search Protect'
5.15

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0522
7.2.159

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
40824

File size:
8.2 MB (8,627,496 bytes)

Product version:
2.23.32.25

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\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\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):
196608:1zRau8C6YOEuYSnQrbZqB0EAgMgL761Ne:14CTSqBEATgv618

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 3 URLs.

http://bamba.theplaora.com/FlashBeat/.../Setup.exe

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

https://s3.amazonaws.com/www.informativesetup.com/.../STS.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-5-155-116.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.5.155.116:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-73-10-133.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.73.10.133:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-182-66.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.182.66:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-75-100-21.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.75.100.21:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-208-198.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.208.198:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a96-7-59-102.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (96.7.59.102:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-243-66.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.243.66:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-242-96.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.242.96:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-119-6.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.119.6:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-54-103-7.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.54.103.7:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-202-103-61.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.202.103.61:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a172-229-224-203.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (172.229.224.203:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a172-227-95-183.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (172.227.95.183:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-93-230-74.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.93.230.74:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-90-105-31.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.90.105.31:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-88-28-67.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.88.28.67:80)

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