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sweetiminstallvalidator.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 sweetiminstallvalidator.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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from storage.stgbssint.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  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Version:
3.0.1.3

MD5:
d9c372017ea6d5f46a7ba8f94302d0fa

SHA-1:
69256247835c97e33e5e3c4d78bcdc0e51c95b59

SHA-256:
431e4411d5c0924f9aab234f1d9305281ac9859354d0fc091a4a3e9c49c91ea8

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:
5/18/2024 6:26:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
PUP.Conduit.X
2013.11.19.23

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.3
9.0.1.0323

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit
7.9190

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit
v2013.11.19.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.X
14.8.7.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
24842

File size:
80.2 KB (82,168 bytes)

Copyright:
Conduit Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\sweetiminstallvalidator.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 11:20:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:8GarUa6LowvuhdNYh2Gf9rg6hzGPnTCw1FgZj5svPRSEvrGpwGgY4:O5BuYAVrgUCPnTCOgZW5SEvrGmZY4

Entry address:
0x38AF

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, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.0977

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

The file sweetiminstallvalidator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://storage.stgbssint.com/ps/utilities/.../mchecktbexist.exe

http://storage.conduit.com/PS/utilities/.../mchecktbexist.exe

http://vbmz.visualbe.com/conduitchecker.exe

http://d2ugaifelwk06r.cloudfront.net/conduitchecker.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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