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spybot_tsv522mu6.exe

Palo Alto Technologies

The application spybot_tsv522mu6.exe by Palo Alto Technologies has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Perion Download Manager installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Spybot - Search & Destroy but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware. The file has been seen being downloaded from dde.de.mirroring-contentfiles-k.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Palo Alto Technologies  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0dd6071d1a2babca85badfe2371ce92f

SHA-1:
435f824e29ee8dd83360fed9cfdd9620282d6947

SHA-256:
7808f8b3072c5670318f8735c455950ec2de7a8299bd2f4bd86a7022c29639b0

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/27/2024 7:34:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3343

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.AE potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13451

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ClientConnect
v2014.09.22.11

McAfee
Artemis!0DD6071D1A2B
5600.6999

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaloAltoTechnologies.Q
14.11.3.21

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786236
32938

File size:
619.7 KB (634,528 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Perion Download Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\spybot_tsv522mu6.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Palo Alto Technologies

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/6/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/7/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Palo Alto Technologies, O=Palo Alto Technologies, L=Belize City, S=Belize, C=BZ

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0FDF18920EC451B5148D1CCD7E8F1A6B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 2:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:gEtpbClCOTlTWs3AanaC3p4V7eZlPPTIX2c1N6nTpE:gCB8Fys3tnaCZ4V7eZhPTWBYTpE

Entry address:
0x39E3

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, 91, 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, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9582

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file spybot_tsv522mu6.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://dde.de.mirroring-contentfiles-k.com/50/804/ct8046450/c7c9900358ce440698b1a16ea0a30a7b/Downloads/Prod/DDE1.4.0.1_nc6.140910.01/.../Spybot.exe

http://c7c9900358ce440698b1a16ea0a30a7b.download.dmccint.com/Default.ashx?EnvironmentID=1&PUID=1523566541238124080&PPD=search,61469593510,spybot free,e,,c,0,,,&CID=11153&FID=CPfCgfrJ9cACFSgFwwodPaUAWA&InstallSessionID=1523566541238124080194026961

http://dm.distributionengine.conduit-services.com/ThinDMDownload/ThinDMDownload.ashx?PublisherID=198&Setid=67&SoftwareName=Spybot&SoftwareDownloadUrl=http://downloads.safestdownloads.com/spybot.exe&ImageUrl=http://cdn.safestdownloads.com/resources/.../spybot.png&SoftwareDescription=Searches for and removes ad- and spyware&PUID=1523566541238124080&PPD=search,61469593510,spybot free,e,,c,0,,,&CID=11153&FID=CPfCgfrJ9cACFSgFwwodPaUAWA&InstallSessionID=1523566541238124080194026961&cmdline=

http://dm.distributionengine.conduit-services.com/ThinDMDownload/ThinDMDownload.ashx?PublisherID=198&Setid=67&SoftwareName=Spybot&SoftwareDownloadUrl=http://downloads.safestdownloads.com/spybot.exe&ImageUrl=http://cdn.safestdownloads.com/resources/.../spybot.png&SoftwareDescription=Searches for and removes ad- and spyware&PUID=1523566541250905496&PPD=search,61469247310,spybot,e,,c,0,,,&CID=11153&FID=CjwKEAjwkf-gBRCd-b2m2aOo0EQSJABMeQDkLCawbbs0Bum8ET1ggY60VnKKHpH3JJLJpynFXPNikRoC_xbw_wcB&InstallSessionID=1523566541250905496194341649&cmdline=

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