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nsc7cb1.tmp.vir

Search Protect

ClientConnect LTD

The file belongs to the ClientConnect (Conduit/Perion) platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and browser add-ons. The file nsc7cb1.tmp.vir by ClientConnect has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from sp-storage.spccint.com.
Publisher:
Client Connect LTD  (signed by ClientConnect LTD)

Product:
Search Protect

Version:
2.23.50.1

MD5:
a862e20d768dd9ecf40b0a08693e041a

SHA-1:
ea43663ff327a56dfc5e1c69d9effbbc431a1628

SHA-256:
418ab64f0d3a668810ba32c6bcdca765add4a8ee76f7520e574dd2406fcdf8c7

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 4:42:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.579830
591

avast!
Win32:Conduit-B [PUP]
2014.9-150623

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3069

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.15623

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6597

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.298
9.0.1.0174

ESET NOD32
Win32/ClientConnect.A potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11828

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
6/23/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy
11.2015-23-06_3

G Data
Win32.Application.SearchProtect.AA@gen
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16331

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SearchProtect.A
v2015.06.23.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.579830
16.0.0.522

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dpmadi
0.30.24.2086

Panda Antivirus
PUP/SearchProtect
15.06.23.11

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.Clientconn.Gen
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.ClientConnect.Installer (M)
15.6.23.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
41380

File size:
8.3 MB (8,667,336 bytes)

Product version:
2.23.50.1

Copyright:
© 2014 ClientConnect Ltd.

Original file name:
SearchProtect

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\nsc7cb1.tmp.vir

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClientConnect LTD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/30/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/26/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ClientConnect LTD, OU=Safe Search, O=ClientConnect 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:
354F4C7E49A131A6E4BF89B253C78A2D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/6/2011 10:31:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:TngrQJpt4wSDZHR175AFlONcyHzA3EaXnCe1u/YGka:Tgrm4pNR17eFlONcAzA32wMN

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:
7.9952

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file nsc7cb1.tmp.vir has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://sp-storage.spccint.com/Installer/.../Setup.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-99-139.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.99.139:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-74-196-208.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.74.196.208:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-217-148-201.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.217.148.201:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-82-190-170.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.82.190.170:80)

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