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wiseconvert.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 wiseconvert.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. 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 cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

wiseconvert.exe

Publisher:

Conduit Ltd. (signed and verified)

MD5:

00c1d01f3a7883d5aab170b76307c5b1

SHA-1:

ea09695e8b7d229194b4981b398eb77e0886404f

SHA-256:

2bc7ce04706c7d7b727de42231e46f7d1a593da15a2bc70a25333ec6b39746fc

Scanner detections:

2 / 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:

12/24/2024 12:25:27 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.1237

9.0.1.0278

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Conduit.L

14.10.5.7

File size:

955 KB (977,896 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\wiseconvert.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 6:19:59 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:5l4DW+ZEsCZB6N4m/Txg6RKGBG5/RLtKRvH+j5L456ufUX3:YDWkCiM6KG2/PKRfG456GQ3

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:

7.9794

Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file wiseconvert.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

http://dm.distributionengine.conduit-services.com/ToolbarDM/OrganicTBDownload.ashx?CTID=CT3297951&ToolbarName=WiseConvert B2&Browser=ch&OrganicUrl=http://CT3297951.ourtoolbar.com/.../?IsOrganic=true&RequesterId=DMStub&FallbackUrl=http://CT3297951.ourtoolbar.com/.../?IsFallbackFromDM=true&SetupCreationId=2013-06-26T12:04:08.8400000

http://dde.integration.storage.conduit-services.com/72/329/ct3291472/301c4418dfc1429fbeb22e9fc881cd13/Downloads/Prod/DDE1.3.7.9_NoStatic.130521.01/.../WiseConvert.exe

http://301c4418dfc1429fbeb22e9fc881cd13.integration.download.conduit-services.com/Default.ashx?EnvironmentID=1

http://ct3297951.greattoolbars.com/.../

http://ct3297951.greattoolbars.com/exe

http://wiseconvert.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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