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spsetup.exe

Search Protect

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application spsetup.exe, “Search Protect by Conduit” by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from sp-storage.conduit-services.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

spsetup.exe

Publisher:

Conduit (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Product:

Search Protect

Description:

Search Protect by Conduit

Version:

2.8.15.18

MD5:

885d8ee374851cb7460f8e27adec9bfd

SHA-1:

eeed01bf0e88f198ca44193df2957357facf57c0

SHA-256:

cbe08414be97eb533729003937264c186a25c61eec2bab2866269647470e1868

Scanner detections:

12 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

1/11/2025 10:17:16 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Win32:SearchProtect-C [Adw]

2014.9-131125

Bkav FE

W32.Clod710.Trojan

1.3.0.4613

Boost by Reason

PUP.SearchProtect.Conduit.H

13.11.25.19

Dr.Web

Adware.Conduit.6

9.0.1.0329

ESET NOD32

Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect (variant)

8.9494

G Data

Win32.Trojan.Agent.8O9SV1

13.11.22

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Conduit.A

v2013.11.25.07

McAfee

Artemis!BBDB342CCDEA

5600.7045

Panda Antivirus

Adware/Conduit

14.02.14.01

Reason Heuristics

PUP.SearchProtect.Conduit.H

14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V1128

7.2.347

VIPRE Antivirus

Conduit

24282

File size:

5.4 MB (5,652,368 bytes)

Product version:

2.8.15.18

Original file name:

SearchProtect (R)

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\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\spsetup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Conduit Ltd.

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

4/4/2016 1:59:59 AM

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 4:31:20 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

98304:JzkIz6VIed8JzP5TE2zrD8FkMc1ndvpybWsE2kcW2aMtHRYXb26K5AEt37:JwIxRP5brhBlJwbWDrCtHeCjAY7

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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Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file spsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://sp-storage.conduit-services.com/Installer/.../SPSetup.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to offering.service.distributionengine.conduit-services.com (199.101.114.147:80)

http://offering.service.distributionengine.conduit-services.com/DecisionEngine.ashx

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com (54.243.251.51:80)

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