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ubrowser.exe

Conduit Update

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application ubrowser.exe, “Conduit Update Setup” by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from data.getu.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Conduit Inc.  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Product:
Conduit Update

Description:
Conduit Update Setup

Version:
1.3.25.17

MD5:
5c8cc2f688c97b78a5f022b9a1c161ee

SHA-1:
79b6e5ce4beb3fc21f79d75734d499f6eee00993

SHA-256:
666906561e2fcab4a9d464304fde765c4c6bee0ef4dae23f438ce574564cb140

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 12:15:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clod64e.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17413

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoad3.27407
9.0.1.0354

McAfee
Artemis!F4F61D88A3AD
5600.7273

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Update.Conduit.I
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1210
7.2.357

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
24860

File size:
626.1 KB (641,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.25.17

Copyright:
Copyright 2007-2010 Conduit Inc.

Original file name:
ConduitUpdateSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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:
5/28/2013 3:08:30 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:oLwBfqSkdo0ZyqxyXN4fJJTgnKGR6JYYkNJZAcerY9MXMp+P6:omTEmmfJJAB6fU7AjrGrpZ

Entry address:
0x4780

Entry point:
E8, F7, 15, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 00, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 75, 2A, 83, 78, 10, 03, 75, 24, 8B, 40, 14, 3D, 20, 05, 93, 19, 74, 15, 3D, 21, 05, 93, 19, 74, 0E, 3D, 22, 05, 93, 19, 74, 07, 3D, 00, 40, 99, 01, 75, 05, E8, 4C, 16, 00, 00, 33, C0, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 68, 8A, 47, 40, 00, FF, 15, 08, D0, 40, 00, 33, C0, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 57, BF, E8, 03, 00, 00, 57, FF, 15, 10, D0, 40, 00, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 0C, D0, 40, 00, 81, C7, E8, 03, 00, 00, 81, FF, 60, EA, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8818  (probably packed)

Code size:
46 KB (47,104 bytes)

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

http://data.getu.com/updater/srl/.../ubrowser.exe

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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