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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:
2.9.62.1

MD5:
5b0cbf0fa5b0234c6b7ea1d1a6fa9e4b

SHA-1:
9a96702138dfad51236545b0721fb301aeea5453

SHA-256:
ad36c46564473280d1ff9b2f6754d351ad77dec1f60feae23f5eccd48c10ac00

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 11:12:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SearchProtect-B [PUP]
2014.9-140129

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
9.0.1.029

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKDZ.24806
8.14.03.06.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect (variant)
8.9372

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
3/6/2014

G Data
Win32.Adware.SearchProtect
14.1.22

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.01.29.01

McAfee
Artemis!8DFBDE35A58E
5600.7199

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Conduit
14.01.29.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchProtect.Conduit.G
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0828
7.2.29

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
25296

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
4.1 MB (4,329,248 bytes)

Product version:
2.9.62.1

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:
1/2/2013 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:
1/29/2014 12:06:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:LZqJFQFKn09yzqJaibo1OUCwL7fBAifYea5:lq5+baibo1X/f7Yea5

Entry address:
0x1D7370

Entry point:
E8, FA, AC, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 18, 9D, 72, 00, E8, 7A, 88, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, C3, 8B, 7D, 10, 0F, AF, C7, 8B, 75, 08, 03, F0, 89, 75, 08, 83, 65, FC, 00, 4F, 89, 7D, 10, 78, 0C, 2B, F3, 89, 75, 08, 8B, CE, FF, 55, 14, EB, EE, 33, C0, 40, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 14, 00, 00, 00, E8, 7B, 88, 00, 00, C2, 10, 00, 8B, 7D, 10, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 45, E4, 85, C0, 75, 0B, FF, 75, 14, 57, 53, 56, E8, 01, 00, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 14, 68, 38, 9D, 72, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4544

Code size:
2.7 MB (2,851,840 bytes)

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

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):
Connects to ec2-54-243-87-48.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.87.48:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-100-240.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.100.240:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a92-122-244-11.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (92.122.244.11:80)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-66-163-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.66.163.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-58-211-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.58.211.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-55-227-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.55.227.152:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-39-34-88.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.39.34.88:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-210-0-11.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.210.0.11:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-209-51-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.209.51.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-205-99-189.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.205.99.189:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-196-35-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.196.35.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a184-31-211-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.31.211.152:443)

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