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wiseconvert_1.2.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 wiseconvert_1.2.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from wiseconvert.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:
3367e0764801ab5f50d57aff0e05777b

SHA-1:
6eb70bcaed79879bba073d1807b8e9eb944e2d15

SHA-256:
3888bac7214d2e9329705b3677f4b78b62670954ac6d147e6681b4b84b61d58d

Scanner detections:
7 / 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 11:25:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Adware.Conduit.O
2013.8.29.3

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.6
9.0.1.0330

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit
7.9090

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of tb_mlfhs.exe (Adware)
2013.12.20.17

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2013.11.26.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.O
14.8.7.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
23700

File size:
1.3 MB (1,315,128 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_1.2.exe

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:
2/24/2012 11:19:54 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:hGQjfsKRSQ35Lv0qfY9XX9w+hWZAGNYAZqE:MjQpQR9HWs6XZqE

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:
7.9868

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

The file wiseconvert_1.2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://wiseconvert.com/.../download_es.php

http://dde.integration.storage.conduit-services.com/39/635/ct6354939/7d8a86e395c44bf48d1ce4ec94db6339/downloads/prod/dde1.3.7.8_hf8/.../wiseconvert_1.2.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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