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installl_converter.exe

Conduit Ltd.

This application is part of the Conduit Toolbar platform (Community Toolbar) and is used to install and maintain its web browser extensions. These Toolbars are typiclaly bundled on a user's PC through various thrird party installations. The application installl_converter.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ct3299872.greattoolbars.com 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  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Description:
4.5.0.3

Version:
10.16.700.10

MD5:
e78b4ca727610358dcce3ce52e815daa

SHA-1:
65e63cdca7d5fa94ed85986f40cbee6becdcec07

SHA-256:
2a88ceb0ef645fc3fada470438d182896684902773599162ab2abeb9f8c3b6b9

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:18:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Adware.4503.Conduit.S
2013.7.29.1

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2013.11.25.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.4503.Conduit.S
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0727
7.2.329

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
20404

File size:
3.4 MB (3,532,248 bytes)

Copyright:
Conduit Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/2/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 4:59:59 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:
4/10/2010 5:19:38 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:8fJghHsEhBfHok2x7x5fhu6xe6sGWT2A+:8xgVZTPozx7x5fwG5A+

Entry address:
0x3415

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, 70, 85, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, B3, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, B2, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 6C, 85, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 54, 85, 40, 00, 68, A0, 32, 47, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, C0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9985

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
26 KB (26,624 bytes)

The file installl_converter.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://ct3299872.greattoolbars.com/exe

http://ct3299872.greattoolbars.com/.../

http://chromewebtb.conduit-download.com/72/329/CT3299872/Downloads/ChromeWebToolbar/Releases/10.16.700.10/.../Installl_Converter.exe

http://installl.com/.../download.php

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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