inbox2me.exe

Conduit Toolbar

Conduit Ltd.

The file is part of the Conduit Toolbar platform, a web browser monetization engine that is typiclaly distributed with third party programs through a bundled installation, this particular version is part of the Inbox2Me Toolbar bundle. The application inbox2me.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. While running, it connects to the Internet address cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Conduit Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Conduit Toolbar

Description:
Inbox2Me Toolbar

Version:
6.12.0.11

MD5:
6fffc8d653acd5c321f62fb7d2ec3d54

SHA-1:
23186bff707ea1b87aefcc27d78b73086b48c5ea

SHA-256:
1f8fa07923ad52342dcea62f688b23507d07beb18e598a91cf5b9e34d24d24b1

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This component is distributed and installed with the Conduit Toolbar platform.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:38:50 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Adgazelle-1
0.98/19168

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.3
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.Y potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.07.24.12

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.cspetd
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.07.24.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Toolbar.Conduit.I
14.8.7.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786236
31208

File size:
2.4 MB (2,542,632 bytes)

Product version:
6.12.0.11

Copyright:
Conduit (C) 2013 All Rights Reserved

Original file name:
Conduit Toolbar

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Conduit Setup Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\inbox2me.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/2/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 6:59:59 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:
2/24/2012 1:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:8fRqPqRjCF3HJTuEAcOqOujlhh2g2+BX8Yky+EFRPO/TkE0eKqM+Jm/:uwqRj63HV9AcOqOCh2hWnky+u9NPqlm/

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9961

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):

 
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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