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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:
2.11.11.7

MD5:
c19f966ef562c506d95ce3a2b6ab4e24

SHA-1:
d493ff871c74b06fb61ae00d09addc28b5422f80

SHA-256:
74dfe03d863c7f214ebba7cce19bcb64ceaf8b7459e089422f536de4fb65da69

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
5/8/2024 3:55:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SearchProtect-B [PUP]
2014.9-140305

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
9.0.1.064

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKDZ.24806
8.14.08.07.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect (variant)
8.9503

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
3/5/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.SearchProtect
14.3.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.03.05.11

McAfee
Artemis!8DFBDE35A58E
5600.7201

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.03.05.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchProtect.Conduit.G
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0828
7.2.64

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
27096

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
4.4 MB (4,620,064 bytes)

Product version:
2.11.11.7

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:
3/3/2014 2:29:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:ATt2EuuJKvku8uDOkltYqUf7EzNXNIaqSeDzt:Ax/mOklteEzde3t

Entry address:
0x2066CD

Entry point:
E8, DA, AC, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 53, 57, 33, DB, 6A, 07, 33, C0, 59, 8D, 7D, E4, 89, 5D, E0, F3, AB, 39, 45, 0C, 75, 15, E8, EF, 2C, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 17, 96, 00, 00, 83, C8, FF, EB, 4D, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 74, E4, 56, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, 10, 50, 53, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 45, E0, 50, C7, 45, E4, FF, FF, FF, 7F, C7, 45, EC, 42, 00, 00, 00, E8, 43, B0, 00, 00, 83, C4, 10, FF, 4D, E4, 8B, F0, 78, 07, 8B, 4D, E0, 88, 19, EB, 0C, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 53, E8, 9E...
 
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Code size:
2.9 MB (3,067,904 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 ec2-184-72-217-85.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (184.72.217.85:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-51-163-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.51.163.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-50-131-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.50.131.152:443)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-22-164-137.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.22.164.137:80)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-64-227-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.64.227.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-6-115-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.6.115.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-54-3-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.54.3.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-54-19-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.54.19.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-51-67-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.51.67.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-45-99-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.45.99.152:443)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-34-179-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.34.179.152:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-118-76.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.118.76:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a96-7-99-152.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (96.7.99.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a72-246-105-152.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.246.105.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-8-163-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.8.163.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-79-115-152.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.79.115.152:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-77-39-13.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.77.39.13:443)

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