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APISupport.dll

APISupport

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The module APISupport.dll by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘APISupport’. The file has been seen being downloaded from storage.conduit.com.
Publisher:
Conduit Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
APISupport

Version:
1.0.0.14

MD5:
e511da1ce58b3cccad1ede65f76dfc96

SHA-1:
4a82a588430b85b3835c8d0a0a402d7ad35915f9

SHA-256:
c11a42829b381b8481f5f71aab1233606ac27aa8d441b7b4ff1ec0c5bcbe9bb3

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 6:08:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
MULDROP.Trojan
9.0.1.014

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit (variant)
8.9496

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
8/7/2014

McAfee
Artemis!AA464087ECF4
5600.7212

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Conduit
14.01.14.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.Conduit.K
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0114
7.2.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
25424

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
322.8 KB (330,528 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.14

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014 All Rights Reserved

Original file name:
APISupport.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\conduit\apisupport\apisupport.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/4/2016 1:59:59 AM

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:
1/13/2014 3:17:19 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SOxxvwaVeUxvHE/ZTdvTWTCmL/DiX2Js5dHVmPG+uJLqUA2XYDO:SwRVeA6TiCU/D0Is5dHVKG+uJJwDO

Entry address:
0x270C0

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, D9, 94, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 0B, FF, 75, 0C, E8, 5F, F5, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C3, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 17, DA, FF, FF, 59, 33, C0, EB, 4D, 57, EB, 30, 85, F6, 75, 01, 46, 56, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 0C, C0, 04, 10, FF, 15, 68, E1, 03, 10, 8B, F8, 85, FF, 75, 5E, 39, 05, 08, C8, 04, 10, 74, 40, 56, E8, 1B, 3A, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74...
 
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Code size:
244 KB (249,856 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
APISupport

Command:
"C:\windows\syswow64\rundll32.exe" "C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\conduit\apisupport\apisupport.dll",dllrunapisupport


The file APISupport.dll has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://storage.conduit.com/TBNewTabSupport/TBSupportAU/.../APISupport.dll

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