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MiniclipPL.exe

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application MiniclipPL.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.miniclip.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)

MD5:
3ad30fe88d11e0a9364fa8a1cd325f0c

SHA-1:
ccae6d315bbe766ac8343ea785daa850147d402f

SHA-256:
c7897b4fbabfe8f78b2993103a8ecf9bb7b6e8ed806a9feb059b2537f9eeb3e9

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 5:09:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Adware.Conduit.K
2013.8.29.3

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit
8.9588

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2013.11.26.09

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.04.11.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.K
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0903
7.2.330

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
22802

File size:
263.6 KB (269,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/16/2010 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/29/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Conduit Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Conduit Ltd., S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3736DA15AF647632CCE61CD41B6577DD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2009 11:42:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:jmt6M9sb3xrxSb1NTYVx+wSYfqmbJA5z2H6+jjL7KwvTX8PBYwElvNX8J:jmt6fb3vS5FwNtLa+jPRv1AJ

Entry address:
0x340C

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, 64, 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, 32, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, C0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 20, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9165

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
26 KB (26,624 bytes)

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

http://www.miniclip.com/.../get.php

http://miniclippl.integration.download.conduit-services.com/Default.ashx?EnvironmentID=3

http://miniclippl.integration.storage.conduit-services.com/31/315/CT3156031/miniclippl/Downloads/External/1.0.0.0/.../MiniclipPL.exe

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

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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