manualsearch_tsv11a3cg.exe

1.3.8.7.140102.01

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application manualsearch_tsv11a3cg.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from dde.integration.storage.conduit-services.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 Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
1.3.8.7.140102.01

Description:
Setup.exe

Version:
1.3.8.7

MD5:
35591931947449ef0777fd3809e7a008

SHA-1:
450d9532dafe02f6f88297ce2e8ba50131e7bba1

SHA-256:
fbda908e2f1164356f51d0e95350dbcac49e1a9e6aec115c85723da322cbd1bd

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 8:39:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.7.6.18

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Conduit
14.04.17.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.138714010201.Conduit.W
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0102
7.2.107

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
25278

File size:
217.3 KB (222,552 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.8.7

Copyright:
Conduit Ltd.

Original file name:
ManualSearch.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\manualsearch_tsv11a3cg.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/2/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 7:59:59 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:
3/15/2010 2:27:50 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:du2urzh9xu/Xkau9xVnvcmIx9+iLpsGF5z:dutrzh9xOXkfVvcXxgUpsi5z

Entry address:
0xA7B1

Entry point:
E8, E3, FE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 50, 50, 50, 50, E8, BE, 2B, 00, 00, C3, 56, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, F1, 8B, CF, 89, 3E, E8, D0, A7, FF, FF, 89, 46, 08, 89, 56, 0C, 8B, 87, 1C, 0C, 00, 00, 89, 46, 10, 5F, 8B, C6, 5E, C2, 04, 00, 8B, C1, 8B, 08, 8B, 50, 10, 3B, 91, 1C, 0C, 00, 00, 75, 0D, 6A, 00, FF, 70, 0C, FF, 70, 08, E8, AF, AC, FF, FF, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 1C, 56, 33, F6, 56, 56, 56, 56, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 15, 40, 22, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 21, 56, 56, 56, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 15, 44, 22, 41, 00, 8D, 45, E4...
 
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Entropy:
7.4363

Code size:
66 KB (67,584 bytes)

The file manualsearch_tsv11a3cg.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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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