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tv_bar_2.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 tv_bar_2.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from tvvie.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Conduit Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8d6e5ab5e7e773b07b061fd8386c6a0f

SHA-1:
83c9036cdce9de46bd4f21267133557a75dc1aa8

SHA-256:
54cc232fc33691e148e7941fc5f3807bc8c6762b65309bca8ffdd50edc86bb0f

Scanner detections:
3 / 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:
11/23/2024 8:14:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1168
9.0.1.0258

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of tb_timg0298.exe (Adware)
2014.11.16.4

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.I
14.9.15.21

File size:
1.3 MB (1,313,216 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\tv_bar_2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2013 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/4/2016 9:59:59 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:
2/25/2012 6:19:54 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Xp61PjfsKRSQ35Lv0qfYj/X9w+hWZAGNYAZtm:njQpQRjvWs6XZtm

Entry address:
0x3883

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, 68, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, 92, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 4C, 92, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9867

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

The file tv_bar_2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://tvvie.com/.../download.php

http://dde.integration.storage.conduit-services.com/76/888/ct8881576/552b0fab5db342a096d7f648c3076fe4/Downloads/Prod/DDE1.3.7.8_HF8/.../TV_Bar_2.exe

http://552b0fab5db342a096d7f648c3076fe4.integration.download.conduit-services.com/Default.ashx?EnvironmentID=1

http://dm.distributionengine.conduit-services.com/ToolbarDM/OrganicTBDownload.ashx?CTID=CT3297986&ToolbarName=TV Bar 2 B2&Browser=ch&OrganicUrl=http://CT3297986.ourtoolbar.com/.../?IsOrganic=true&RequesterId=DMStub&FallbackUrl=http://CT3297986.ourtoolbar.com/.../?IsFallbackFromDM=true&SetupCreationId=2013-04-25T05:44:54.1600000

http://ct3297986.toolbar.fm/.../

http://ct3297986.toolbar.fm/exe

http://www.tvvie.com/.../download.php

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ude.conduit-data.com  (195.78.120.173:80)

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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