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ConduitUpdateSetup.exe

Conduit Update

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application ConduitUpdateSetup.exe, “Conduit Update Setup” by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.ubitz.co and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Conduit Inc.  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Product:
Conduit Update

Description:
Conduit Update Setup

Version:
1.3.25.7

MD5:
b99fca47c0f58dbcb7bac4762ee7652f

SHA-1:
2fe206728e9432b6a994dd629da456e02466e58f

SHA-256:
b10ad5c0df8015a5c5f4451a4dfeca0c5fc636a1491e6c3023fb66f4beec8a7a

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 3:12:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17818

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.04.11.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Update.Conduit.S
14.8.7.22

File size:
606.9 KB (621,464 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.25.7

Copyright:
Copyright 2007-2010 Conduit Inc.

Original file name:
ConduitUpdateSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\conduitupdatesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/16/2010 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/29/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Conduit Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Conduit Ltd., S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3736DA15AF647632CCE61CD41B6577DD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/10/2012 11:57:07 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0LLNzKgA2Ebp8TVyX4Khn5QYAjK4xvt/mcfT5Tg7S+PQ:0vR48TVydnWbZvtecd07S5

Entry address:
0x4780

Entry point:
E8, F7, 15, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 00, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 75, 2A, 83, 78, 10, 03, 75, 24, 8B, 40, 14, 3D, 20, 05, 93, 19, 74, 15, 3D, 21, 05, 93, 19, 74, 0E, 3D, 22, 05, 93, 19, 74, 07, 3D, 00, 40, 99, 01, 75, 05, E8, 4C, 16, 00, 00, 33, C0, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 68, 8A, 47, 40, 00, FF, 15, 08, D0, 40, 00, 33, C0, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 57, BF, E8, 03, 00, 00, 57, FF, 15, 10, D0, 40, 00, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 0C, D0, 40, 00, 81, C7, E8, 03, 00, 00, 81, FF, 60, EA, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8750  (probably packed)

Code size:
46 KB (47,104 bytes)

The file ConduitUpdateSetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://downloads.ubitz.co/downloader/.../FacebookNotifier.exe

http://downloads.ubitz.co/downloader/.../GmailNotifier.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ude.conduit-data.com  (195.78.120.173:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to offering.service.distributionengine.conduit-services.com  (199.101.114.147:80)

 
http://offering.service.distributionengine.conduit-services.com/DecisionEngine.ashx

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com  (54.243.251.51:80)

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