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myga_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_chrome.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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Conduit Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7bb08284737f557bc52aa7a05ffb3f5e

SHA-1:
86d252927b0c0fcd0810d07459b25c7b49183c7b

SHA-256:
c8dd8aa6cc65901fac9d632844871ef5cdf73c7ac16f9317b623804cb795f794

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

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:
4/25/2024 12:05:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.3
9.0.1.0224

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.AE (variant)
8.10097

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.08.12.12

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.08.12.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.L
14.8.12.0

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.OpenCandy!1.9DE5
23.00.65.14810

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
31294

File size:
1.1 MB (1,117,216 bytes)

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_chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/2/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 4:59:59 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:
2/24/2012 11:19:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LG1e8VTtAmIBk+68bAOTqW4soTBSdvWs93/MXGYx8eLmWhzmgq6Cd9vT:680Tyn68bzT3Ce+s9fe9qld9vT

Entry address:
0x39E3

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, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9645

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file myga_chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

http://www.mymariogames.co.uk/playnowmyga.php

http://www.pandabite.com/playnowmyga.php

http://www.scaryclip.com/playnowmyga.php?title=dark-cut-2

http://www.lunaclock.com/playnowmyga.php

http://flid.com/.../b-g.php

http://www.ulan.com/dl.php?p=38&so=1&si=38&t=&cookie=true

http://www.ulan.com/dl.php?p=38&so=1&si=38&t=

http://www.gamesowl.com/playnowmyga.php

http://flid.com/.../Myga_chrome.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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