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cltmngsvc.exe

ClientConnect LTD

The file belongs to the ClientConnect (Conduit/Perion) platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and browser add-ons. The application cltmngsvc.exe by ClientConnect has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Search Protect Service”.
Publisher:
Search Protect  (signed by ClientConnect LTD)

Product:
Search Protect

Version:
2.18.20.209

MD5:
53e34c09f8fbe9438837cee9c06bcd01

SHA-1:
88f08972148ec82ea59453c78b5a821bf6f83627

SHA-256:
bf598441bf889b8ae7f432475b11dd12144d602c83ee820e6862916e4e5b1e68

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:39:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SearchProtect.O
815

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SearchProtect
2014.11.11

avast!
Win32:Conduit-B [PUP]
2014.9-141110

AVG
SearchProtect
2015.0.3294

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.141110

Bitdefender
Adware.SearchProtect.O
1.0.20.1580

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SearchProtect.O
8.14.11.12.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect (variant)
8.10702

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
11/12/2014

F-Secure
Adware.SearchProtect.O
11.2014-12-11_4

G Data
Win32.Application.SearchProtect.AA@gen
14.11.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13853

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.2958

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SearchProtect.A
v2014.11.12.09

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SearchProtect.O
15.0.0.948

nProtect
Adware.SearchProtect.O
14.10.31.01

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Service.ClientConnect.J
14.11.10.22

Sophos
Conduit Search Protect
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
34688

File size:
2.9 MB (3,056,960 bytes)

Product version:
2.18.20.209

Original file name:
Search Protect Search (R)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\searchprotect\main\bin\cltmngsvc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClientConnect LTD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/2/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ClientConnect LTD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, OU=Search Protect, O=ClientConnect 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:
173D1F00E27A9D60265B3AB0B87F2ED8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/10/2014 4:37:17 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:gpjPB3K0nGxbrSX64FoVLe8kADS/F466AisO9Qe7OL:gp1K0GRrp4FoVLeROS/FQe

Entry address:
0x17257F

Entry point:
E8, E0, ED, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 8D, 4D, E8, 53, FF, 75, 0C, E8, 77, FC, FF, FF, 8B, 5D, 08, 81, FB, 00, 01, 00, 00, 73, 60, 8B, 4D, E8, 83, 79, 74, 01, 7E, 14, 8D, 45, E8, 50, 6A, 02, 53, E8, 2F, EF, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, E8, 83, C4, 0C, EB, 0D, 8B, 81, 90, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B7, 04, 58, 83, E0, 02, 85, C0, 74, 1E, 80, 7D, F4, 00, 8B, 81, 98, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 0C, 18, 74, 07, 8B, 45, F0, 83, 60, 70, FD, 8B, C1, E9, D6, 00, 00, 00, 80, 7D, F4, 00, 74, 07, 8B, 4D, F0, 83, 61, 70, FD...
 
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Entropy:
6.9281

Code size:
1.7 MB (1,758,720 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Search Protect Service

Service name:
CltMngSvc

Description:
This service loads the Search Protect Search, which maintains your selected Search settings, and enables auto-updates.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
TermService


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-99-139.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.99.139:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-182-66.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.182.66:80)

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