nsa53bb.exe

Search Protect

Conduit

This is part of the Conduit platform, a browser extension desigend to manage and control the web browser's search provider functionality. The application nsa53bb.exe, “Search Protect by Conduit” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Conduit

Product:
Search Protect

Description:
Search Protect by Conduit

Version:
2.9.8.2

MD5:
1e197f6604c6f78dc4fba9707ad2abbd

SHA-1:
a577bacbe8c47d8c24b23a4a82a39331cedd28ec

SHA-256:
d9d2868f744b554e12fda9f623f86fd9c2b97b65ca7c66d005d29fd2803156dc

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 2:34:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Conduit-C [PUP]
2014.9-141024

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.NSIS.Toolbar
4.0.3.141024

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.Q potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.SearchProtect
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13789

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.NSIS.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.10.24.08

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Conduit.dagviv
0.28.2.62841

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.H
14.10.24.20

Sophos
Conduit Search Protect
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
34220

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11628
2.0.0.1966

File size:
2.1 MB (2,162,688 bytes)

Product version:
2.9.8.2

Copyright:
2012 (c) Conduit. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
SearchProtect (R)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\nsa53bb.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/6/2011 8:31:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:6nn/i9Nb3+l8gtu2hTXpZXFnjseUOjI2CvkqF/VuUwd25:6nn/xlXu2hTXpZVlMRvLF/Vue5

Entry address:
0x354B

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, 84, 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, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9508

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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