winrar_tsa22298t.exe

Perion Network Ltd.

The application winrar_tsa22298t.exe by Perion Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Perion Download Manager installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download WinRAR archiver 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 dm.distributionengine.conduit-services.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address ude.databssint.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Perion Network Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d7d98bf74ebe767aff00f297033498ab

SHA-1:
b3d0656fcbe149232952be593ab9bf8098ca4fca

SHA-256:
088fcb5be1d5d942f6228a2e61c91b415fe9e14fc6a4cd253b2366dc07a8d395

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 2:22:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.1459

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1895
9.0.1.0129

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.AE
8.9771

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
5/9/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit
v2014.05.09.06

McAfee
Artemis!D7D98BF74EBE
5600.7135

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion.Q
14.5.9.18

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0407
7.2.129

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
28984

File size:
632.5 KB (647,680 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\winrar_tsa22298t.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/24/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/24/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Perion Network Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Perion Network Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, 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:
45F87694FE8D1984719796AEC8031DF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 9:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dEVdDI6g1c/0fxAdkR/0XV95knI1zhBZRJKtTJm/Vo5O8dEJcPMA:dO5I6gS/ODRUV95f1VLRIJH5O8uJA3

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file winrar_tsa22298t.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 19 URLs.

http://dm.distributionengine.conduit-services.com//ThinDMDownload/ThinDMDownload.ashx?PublisherID=198&Setid=0&SoftwareName=WinRAR&SoftwareDownloadUrl=http://allmyapps.com/binary/1410/210101/direct-download?token=0c63f9a06957d29e6d7681d8ecbcbe5aa816537e&ImageUrl=http://static.allmyapps.com/data/w/i/.../a1afb19f8ec11e51303249ce0f8ef10b_winrar.jpg&SoftwareDescription=WinRAR is a powerful archive manager&PUID=1523565679934032894&PPD=search,45620764392,winrar,e,,c,WinRAR,,,www.fileparade.com&FID=CJnHsbeK970CFbMftAod3Q4A0w&InstallSessionID=1523565679934032894165928915&CID=10844

http://dm.distributionengine.conduit-services.com//ThinDMDownload/ThinDMDownload.ashx?PublisherID=198&Setid=0&SoftwareName=WinRAR&SoftwareDownloadUrl=http://allmyapps.com/binary/1410/210101/direct-download?token=0c63f9a06957d29e6d7681d8ecbcbe5aa816537e&ImageUrl=http://static.allmyapps.com/data/w/i/.../a1afb19f8ec11e51303249ce0f8ef10b_winrar.jpg&SoftwareDescription=WinRAR is a powerful archive manager&PUID=1523565750364517246&PPD=search,46968460081,winrar,e,,c,WinRAR,,,www.fileparade.com&FID=CMKT0v-tlr4CFZYPjgodcYkAyg&InstallSessionID=15235657503645172463305319&CID=10844

http://dm.distributionengine.conduit-services.com//ThinDMDownload/ThinDMDownload.ashx?PublisherID=198&Setid=0&SoftwareName=WinRAR&SoftwareDownloadUrl=http://allmyapps.com/binary/1410/210101/direct-download?token=0c63f9a06957d29e6d7681d8ecbcbe5aa816537e&ImageUrl=http://static.allmyapps.com/data/w/i/.../a1afb19f8ec11e51303249ce0f8ef10b_winrar.jpg&SoftwareDescription=WinRAR is a powerful archive manager&PUID=1605756414284500102&PPD=search,36228706208,winrar,e,,c,WinRAR,,,www.fileparade.com&FID=CNyWmZuvib4CFY3m7AodWg4A7A&InstallSessionID=1605756414284500102232442669&CID=10844

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ude.databssint.com  (107.22.223.150:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to storage.stgbssint.com  (172.229.236.170:80)

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