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spidentifier.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 spidentifier.exe, “Search Protect Identifier Stub by conduit” by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. This file is typically installed with the program Open Downloader Manager by Installer Technology Co which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Conduit  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Description:
Search Protect Identifier Stub by conduit

Version:
1.0.1.1

MD5:
73554f3944811c0c4b393826943be2ca

SHA-1:
fda86cc2ffcbecaa996fb86a83772f5a4c79685e

SHA-256:
98e45b97b0b87e6578b8c5930334fed34558fc0d3985dfd098669ce4f6c4923a

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:47:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Adware.Conduit.M
2013.8.9.12

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.6
9.0.1.0330

G Data
Win32.Application.ConduitBrothersoftTB
13.12.22

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4549

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2013.11.26.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.M
14.8.7.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
24834

File size:
63.9 KB (65,424 bytes)

Copyright:
Conduit Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Conduit Setup Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\spidentifier.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/2/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Conduit Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Conduit 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:
3A82654719D8F75B59134F7B66465210

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):
1536:/M31cmV+V3/XruLU9ltCE7yP3Q7y1C1n9YeSgaLsbE:kcmVWD5ltbmP3Q7y1C1n9ygRw

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:
7.2044

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file spidentifier.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Open Downloader Manager  by Installer Technology Co
ODM is a download manager that plugs into various web browsers (IE, Chrome and Firefox). The installer is designed to bundle and offer various additional offers including toolbars and other potentially harmful programs.
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The file spidentifier.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://d1t653m828c3x8.cloudfront.net/bundles/.../searchprotect_kd_prechecker.exe

http://softs.illyx.com/setup/ressources/partenaires_financiers/.../SPI.exe

http://vbmz.visualbe.com/SPIdentifier.exe

http://d3emsmln8xfj03.cloudfront.net/bundles/.../searchprotect_kd_prechecker.exe

http://sp-storage.conduit-services.com/spidentifier/.../SPIdentifier.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-10-23-188.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.10.23.188:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-122-76-219.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.122.76.219:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-93-231-139.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.93.231.139:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-101-101-31.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.101.101.31:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-2-115-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.2.115.152:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-77-3-62.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.77.3.62:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-6-178-246.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.6.178.246:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a69-192-22-223.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (69.192.22.223:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-68-203-77.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.68.203.77:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-40-226-191.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.40.226.191:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-31-218-158.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.31.218.158:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-81-135-228.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.81.135.228:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-13-225-91.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.13.225.91:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a172-227-181-91.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (172.227.181.91:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-65-104-94.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.65.104.94:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-63-235-31.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.63.235.31:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-57-124-225.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.57.124.225:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-51-54-239.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.51.54.239:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-210-146-108.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.210.146.108:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-0-198-69.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.0.198.69:80)

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