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cltmngui.exe

Search Protect

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 cltmngui.exe by ClientConnect has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
Client Connect LTD  (signed by ClientConnect LTD)

Product:
Search Protect

Version:
2.20.2.12

MD5:
4f53cf8f7e4a8f10db0d9c355d240275

SHA-1:
5c345ba0572764bb5ded4f27fedfa5eef15a0fe7

SHA-256:
7e8d7df1fae38208fdad00e9cfc0c828c380a4d633a8840aa41912cb80845d40

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 8:08:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SearchProtect
2015.02.01

avast!
Win32:Conduit-B [PUP]
2014.9-150201

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3212

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.1521

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.Y potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11103

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SearchProtect.A
v2015.02.01.04

McAfee
Artemis!4F53CF8F7E4A
5600.6868

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit
15.2.1.4

Sophos
Conduit Search Protect
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0131
7.2.32

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
37134

File size:
3.5 MB (3,710,224 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.2.12

Copyright:
© 2014 ClientConnect Ltd.

Original file name:
SearchProtect (R)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\searchprotect\ui\bin\cltmngui.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClientConnect LTD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/31/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/26/2016 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ClientConnect LTD, OU=Safe Search, 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:
354F4C7E49A131A6E4BF89B253C78A2D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2015 12:15:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:rNn4p/zkKoq1jp/K0PZbl2YxySvU/91B5bC4wCGj0A/23UnKlz13he64:hnS7k5Sjp/nPZbRxySvUV5VG24

Entry address:
0x1E41E3

Entry point:
E8, 30, AE, 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, E4, B1, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, 6A, 08, 68, C0, 5F, 72, 00, E8, 5B, 92, 00, 00, FF, 35, B8, A3, 73, 00, FF, 15, 64, 43, 63, 00, 85, C0, 74, 16, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, D0, EB, 07, 33, C0, 40, C3, 8B, 65, E8, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 01, 00, 00, 00, CC, 6A, 08, 68, A0, 5F, 72, 00, E8, 23, 92, 00, 00, E8, 42, 97, 00, 00, 8B, 40, 78, 85, C0, 74, 16, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, D0, EB, 07, 33, C0...
 
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Entropy:
6.7868

Code size:
2.2 MB (2,302,976 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to a23-213-48-11.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.213.48.11:443)

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