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setup.exe

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 application setup.exe by ClientConnect has been detected as adware by 26 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:
2.23.31.13

MD5:
a562491c8583fc8e4d80ede6350b1480

SHA-1:
05a5ab97c41799d8dd2793116ac1e2e600644067

SHA-256:
844bd54981fdc1e0de7ee13313c509412716734cc7e0be9af81a9ae03f7622bd

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 2:51:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.579830
612

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.SearchProtect
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SearchProtect
2015.06.03

avast!
Win32:Conduit-B [PUP]
2014.9-150602

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3090

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.1562

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.355
9.0.1.0153

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SearchProtect.X
8.15.06.02.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/ClientConnect.A potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11723

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
6/2/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy
11.2015-02-06_3

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

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ClientConnect
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16114

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SearchProtect.A
v2015.06.02.05

McAfee
Artemis!B7A01C0006F3
5600.6746

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.579830
16.0.0.459

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dpmadi
0.30.24.1636

Panda Antivirus
PUP/SearchProtect
15.06.02.05

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.Installer
15.6.2.13

Sophos
Conduit Search Protect
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0522
7.2.153

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
40768

File size:
8.2 MB (8,642,704 bytes)

Product version:
2.23.31.13

Copyright:
© 2014 ClientConnect Ltd.

Original file name:
SearchProtect

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClientConnect LTD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/30/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/26/2016 5:59:59 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 9:31:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:4Xroy+jgL9PX4/mFuwolGHvAHQjkV943XFIeR:4Xroh+cPyAHeX3XFIa

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 setup.exe 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 communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-250-97.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.250.97:80)

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