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cltmng.exe

Search Protect

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application cltmng.exe, “Search Protect by Conduit” by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 16 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Search Protect by Conduit Ltd. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Conduit  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Product:
Search Protect

Description:
Search Protect by Conduit

Version:
2.10.31.0

MD5:
e5866e3998cad33a3f1ff6c87c737cf0

SHA-1:
3b069612a523c0223681458a21006782081bd6f7

SHA-256:
86aa4022f6dfbae119393e76386d3788996f42b4023fd3cad6c1db921ed7848d

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Part of the Conduit/ClientConnect toolbar/extension distribution.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 12:28:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SearchProtect-B [PUP]
2014.9-140226

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.1487

Bkav FE
W32.Clod444.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Boost by Reason
Optional.Conduit.G
188838

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.21
9.0.1.057

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKDZ.24806
8.14.08.07.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect (variant)
8.9372

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
2/26/2014

G Data
Win32.Adware.SearchProtect
14.2.22

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.02.26.10

McAfee
Artemis!8DFBDE35A58E
5600.7208

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Conduit
14.02.26.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchProtect.Conduit.G
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0828
7.2.57

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
22592

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
4.3 MB (4,539,680 bytes)

Product version:
2.10.31.0

Copyright:
2012 (c) Conduit. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
SearchProtect (R)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\searchprotect\searchprotect\bin\cltmng.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
4/4/2016 1:59:59 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:
2/24/2014 4:53:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:PGmpFfxjs24OgKkj705GLyn4zwA0y0KFLXFqfXxL:umNYgV5GLynfyLofBL

Entry address:
0x1F9D6D

Entry point:
E8, CA, AC, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8D, 45, 14, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 36, B0, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 8D, 45, F8, 50, FF, 15, 10, 01, 6E, 00, 8B, 4D, F8, 8B, 45, FC, 6A, 00, 81, C1, 00, 80, C1, 2A, 68, 80, 96, 98, 00, 15, 21, 4E, 62, FE, 50, 51, E8, 0F, 45, 00, 00, 83, FA, 07, 7C, 0E, 7F, 07, 3D, FF, 6F, 40, 93, 76, 05, 83, C8, FF, 8B, D0, 8B, 4D, 08, 85, C9, 74, 05, 89, 01, 89, 51, 04, C9, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, CE, BC, 00, 00, 8B, F0...
 
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Code size:
2.9 MB (3,010,048 bytes)

The file cltmng.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Search Protect  by Conduit Ltd.
From the Terms of Service: "Search Protect is a separate piece of software installed on your hard-drive in connection with your installation of a Toolbar. It is designed to protect your Search settings from takeover by third parties.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-53-35-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.53.35.152:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-22-223-150.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.22.223.150:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-76-227-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.76.227.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-53-211-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.53.211.152:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-46-90-121.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.46.90.121:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-44-99-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.44.99.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-43-115-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.43.115.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-37-51-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.37.51.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-36-181-183.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.36.181.183:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-214-19-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.214.19.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-205-147-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.205.147.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a184-86-119-17.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.86.119.17:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a184-86-116-18.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.86.116.18:443)

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