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mam_ie.exe

The application mam_ie.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. This file is typically installed with the program ValueApps by Conduit Ltd. which is a potentially unwanted software program. The file has been seen being downloaded from storage.conduit.com and multiple other hosts a web site host known to distribute potentially unwanted software operated by Conduit Ltd..
MD5:
3840befa6231b4d5647a6e5e36ef68e1

SHA-1:
0fbb4f8d5bfa624ecb870ee78a9c49cb4ebb844d

SHA-256:
d9d6a9a801e9e4a99ea4a1f6a6d5149da0be629e1930980b079a8f9b22749153

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
5/6/2024 9:42:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Hijacker
4.0.3.13123

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.Installer.Meta
15.6.12.16

File size:
742.6 KB (760,389 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\mam_ie.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 10:50:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:c0gIll+7AQxeJZNJmXeVim9EEtOBpgjIcJ3XbcT5653RfDsOp+XH9w9u61qsTaDP:3pz+7mJ7JmX1pg0+Hbo5isOoXdwA61q7

Entry address:
0x38AF

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, 68, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9706

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

The file mam_ie.exe has been discovered within the following program.

ValueApps  by Conduit Ltd.
ValueApps is a plugin to the various Conduit Toolbars (Community Toolbars) that is designed to provide additional functionality to the many distributed browser extensions.
apps.conduit.com
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The file mam_ie.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://storage.conduit.com/mam/ext/ie/.../ValueApps.exe

http://storage.conduit.com/mam/ext/ie/.../valueapps.exe

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