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softonic_vlc_usatoolbarhelper.exe

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application softonic_vlc_usatoolbarhelper.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Conduit Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
60002cf7fdd09a97245808f0e45d630e

SHA-1:
c56d612eb21f72cb1e2ca1f0ca462ce166fb7e09

SHA-256:
1e2b5e4578b40aa2232fe1204ff8c9e1b44419b3c0b6bc85313acb57957a1d6b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Part of the Conduit/ClientConnect toolbar/extension distribution.

Analysis date:
11/14/2024 8:44:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit (M)
17.3.13.15

File size:
114 KB (116,703 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\softonic_vlc_usa\softonic_vlc_usatoolbarhelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/17/2007 6:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/24/2010 5:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Conduit Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Conduit Ltd., S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
59AB9B2EE67914B7DF4C479540DEC561

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/2/2009 2:12:20 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
7.10

Entry address:
0x172A

Entry point:
E9, 3B, 4F, 00, 00, 40, 00, E8, 5A, 21, 00, 00, BF, 94, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C7, E8, AE, 22, 00, 00, 89, 65, E8, 8B, F4, 89, 3E, 56, FF, 15, 1C, 80, 40, 00, 8B, 4E, 10, 89, 0D, 3C, A7, 40, 00, 8B, 46, 04, A3, 48, A7, 40, 00, 8B, 56, 08, 89, 15, 4C, A7, 40, 00, 8B, 76, 0C, 81, E6, FF, 7F, 00, 00, 89, 35, 40, A7, 40, 00, 83, F9, 02, 74, 0C, 81, CE, 00, 80, 00, 00, 89, 35, 40, A7, 40, 00, C1, E0, 08, 03, C2, A3, 44, A7, 40, 00, 33, FF, 57, FF, 15, 14, 80, 40, 00, 66, 81, 38, 4D, 5A, 75, 1F, 8B, 48, 3C, 03, C8, 81...
 
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Entropy:
7.5285

Packer / compiler:
Xtreme-Protector v1.05

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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