audacity_tsv47n4dg.exe

Perion Network Ltd.

The application audacity_tsv47n4dg.exe by Perion Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Perion Download 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 ude.databssint.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Perion Network Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f84a1e196a24e53501c10690e287acd3

SHA-1:
38a4970bb43537a1b3c83a161858b24cebf2c868

SHA-256:
5f3591e66cc1eb828b299b97a2a9d9c8e930568f955ecb2ac31a7b34d9888215

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 12:56:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Wajam
4.0.3.1487

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1895
9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.AE
8.10202

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Wajam
8/7/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ClientConnect
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Perinet
14.0.0.3442

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit
v2014.08.07.12

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Conduit.cylpml
0.28.2.61349

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion.S
14.8.7.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
31922

File size:
665.4 KB (681,320 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\audacity_tsv47n4dg.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/23/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/23/2015 7:59:59 PM

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 2:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FEfOJEcxKEcKw6pgT6eOlN0dIIMo6WrRuzOf/DXFyq8KEHtBoAlLZY:FwOJBcKNpgalK9waDXFUHtBRLm

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:
7.9634

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file audacity_tsv47n4dg.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 15 URLs.

http://dm.distributionengine.conduit-services.com//ThinDMDownload/ThinDMDownload.ashx?PublisherID=198&Setid=7&SoftwareName=Audacity&SoftwareDownloadUrl=http://allmyapps.com/binary/568/209416/direct-download?token=0c63f9a06957d29e6d7681d8ecbcbe5aa816537e&ImageUrl=http://static.allmyapps.com/data/a/u/.../0a36d924d570b94a62f2f9762bef2d99_a.jpg&SoftwareDescription=A free, easy-to-use, multi-track audio editor and recorder&PUID=1763663528097349631&PPD=search,38694962795,audacity,e,,c,Audacity,,,www.software-watcher.com&FID=COWhn9n8w70CFWzJtAodGQIAzg&InstallSessionID=1605756258026053632967938&CID=10940

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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