myga_b6_chrome.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 myga_b6_chrome.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Conduit  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Description:
4.6.0.5

Version:
10.19.2.5

MD5:
ee370ecb87028efcfaf2891a512a15b9

SHA-1:
60c278fd23ad7165e300b51e28adad4aa8aec6d6

SHA-256:
86efa1bfab9cfaf7db89cfa1dabe826a073a6d5638c9408074b32785c91f6249

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/26/2024 10:55:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Toolbar.Conduit
2015.0.3359

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.38
9.0.1.0249

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect
8.10156

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.JS.Condonit
14.0.0.3292

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.09.06.03

McAfee
Artemis!EE370ECB8702
5600.7015

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BGuard.csnycu
0.28.2.60990

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.09.06.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.4605.Conduit.O
14.9.6.14

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0421
7.2.249

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
31614

File size:
3.6 MB (3,722,944 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\myga_b6_chrome.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:
4/10/2010 8:19:38 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:F1ea2E/wrsBdUa6pnwhcp8MjvfCddDdciQgzhMzK8XIztoUXGuA19w9eR4ZqEFdv:FQPtsBdcOSTCb2ohMGcy5XBgZT8mC

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:
7.9986

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
26 KB (26,624 bytes)

The file myga_b6_chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

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):

 
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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