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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 18 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 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Client Connect LTD  (signed by ClientConnect LTD)

Product:
Search Protect

Version:
2.20.11.17

MD5:
c4f454b8196c91ba357c5ea97bb30297

SHA-1:
0e87eb5dd4f8b446b55e6a943b654d1f9898ca34

SHA-256:
e57bcf4cfac784595196030a8acc6f4880cf4ecd06194702d26e2d9c8fd96c31

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 7:45:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.SearchProtect.2
6429376

avast!
Win32:Conduit-B [PUP]
2014.9-150208

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3205

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.1528

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.45
9.0.1.039

ESET NOD32
Win32/ClientConnect.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
2/8/2015

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.12754391
11.2015-08-02_1

G Data
Win32.Application.Agent.7HPROQ
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14899

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SearchProtect.A
v2015.02.08.11

McAfee
Artemis!94124F621FA1
5600.6861

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.SearchProtect.2
16.0.0.117

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.433
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Conduit
15.2.8.11

Sophos
PUA 'Conduit Search Protect'
5.09

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0205
7.2.39

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
37354

File size:
8.1 MB (8,454,576 bytes)

Product version:
2.20.11.17

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):
196608:4v5BX379+fFDYj0bDu2/taS8VIjC8DrPN6n3UN+:4BBXr9+fFcj0bDD/YwDrPN6n

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:
7.9950

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 2 URLs.

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

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 a23-63-156-222.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.63.156.222:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-6-23-61.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.6.23.61:80)

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