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proxyinstaller.exe

Conduit Ltd.

The ProxyInstaller is dropped by the installer of the Conduit toolbar bundle, a web browser extension and toolbar. During installation of the bundle, the folder ProxyInstallerDir is created in the user's temporary directory where the file is created and executed. The bundler then connects to the host ude.conduit-data.com and receives unpacking instructions. The application proxyinstaller.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer.
Publisher:
Conduit Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9a409c4820e4d66062a2658a29202795

SHA-1:
54887bbca4b4a12a980807fff31a8bc597bfb4fb

SHA-256:
da3a74495fe81b2682b5f84d89f1e51a300ca576546a674fcaac3be2dd303cca

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 4:07:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.6
9.0.1.026

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Conduit
14.01.26.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.O
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0117
7.2.26

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
25728

File size:
76.3 KB (78,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Conduit Setup Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\proxyinstallerdir\proxyinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 11:59:59 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 7:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:0VdePelp2Xy+tuQOzOYE5aXPnSF80eP1TSh5S7fskg/d4:HweqOYEUXPnyQgW

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-197-244-95.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.197.244.95:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-52-212-223.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.52.212.223:80)

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