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productivity_3.2.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 productivity_3.2.exe, “Productivity_3.2 Toolbar” by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from ie-organic.conduit-download.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

Publisher:

Conduit (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Description:

Productivity_3.2 Toolbar

Version:

6.5.0.18

MD5:

72bed846ba32ae6ce3b2d628f3ee1d0f

SHA-1:

2713c0c0ca32949edcd9c6da4a9cd8083e52d38a

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

This component is distributed and installed with the Conduit Toolbar platform.

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:

5/3/2024 2:59:54 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Conduit.Bundler (M)

16.5.18.19

File size:

2 MB (2,093,920 bytes)

Conduit Ltd.

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Conduit Setup Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\productivity_3.2.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Conduit Ltd.

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

2/16/2010 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/29/2013 7:59:59 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:

4/10/2010 8:19:23 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

49152:crZa324Hn0XePzCoOAyZ+Pi/CJjAD483OpU+UAPan71eoN3Bhsipz:cY32K0XczCotDWClAF431Pwn3BW

Entry address:

0x33E9

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, 78, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, 90, 05, 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, 80, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9970

Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file productivity_3.2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ie-organic.conduit-download.com/40/303/CT3030540/Downloads/IE/Releases/6.5.0.18/.../Productivity_3.2.exe

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):

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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