chlogic.exe

Toolbar

Conduit Ltd.

It is part of the Conduit Toolbar platform (bundled by 3rd-parties) and is the package designed to install the extension in Google Chrome. The application chlogic.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 35 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Toolbar Manager installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from cht.tbccint.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address setupapi.toolbar.conduit-services.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
ClientConnect Ltd.  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Product:
Toolbar

Description:
4.15.1.19

Version:
10.33.0.5

MD5:
749b27cec520df3b3700cce21b13c0a1

SHA-1:
57d2090bdeecb9eca31a50316980d734154afbbd

SHA-256:
fa68b931f60bf8f1e675039eff5eb1288eed8a3e133c9b558b0d7bb1ff85fa1a

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This component is distributed and installed with the Conduit Toolbar platform.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:24:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11702542
370

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.Conduit
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/SearchBar.OA
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-160131

AVG
Potentially harmful program Toolbar.Conduit
2017.0.2848

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.NSIS.Toolbar
4.0.3.16131

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11702542
1.0.20.155

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Conduit.~A
19681

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.82
9.0.1.031

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11702542
8.16.01.31.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.N potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
1/31/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-b9dff740
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11702542
11.2016-31-01_1

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11702542
16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ClientConnect
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13550

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.733

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ClientConnect
v2016.01.31.07

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!EAC7D43B8BC3
5600.6504

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11702542
17.0.0.93

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Downloader.ddbdbi
0.28.2.62440

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11702542
14.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
16.01.31.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Downloader.NSIS.g5 (Not a Virus)
1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.ClientConnect.Bundler (M)
16.1.31.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.175C4C43!391924803
23.00.65.16129

Sophos
PUA 'Conduit Search Protect'
59

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0826
7.2.31

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.F0C2C00DU15
10.465.31

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
33602

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.13918
2.0.0.1959

File size:
3.8 MB (3,987,776 bytes)

Product version:
10.33.0.5

Copyright:
© 2014 ClientConnect Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\chlogic.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2013 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/4/2016 6:59:59 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:
4/10/2010 7:19:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:42k46NrbHObhW6Eetn2Kd03yC+ALgZnSFsemMyat:42k/hbHObvn23yiLgZnSFLmbat

Entry address:
0x354B

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, 84, 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, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file chlogic.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to setupapi.toolbar.conduit-services.com  (199.101.115.1:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to setupapi.toolbar.ams.conduit-services.com  (195.78.120.169:80)

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