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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 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from s3.amazonaws.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Client Connect LTD  (signed by ClientConnect LTD)

Product:
Search Protect

Version:
2.21.200.26

MD5:
337ee9b3308e4ea266b17bf88244f882

SHA-1:
2184e916fe3b2d34c4aa16a75ddabc3b4eb825eb

SHA-256:
0f1e34e3c1b9fb7e0daa535dc8bdf39778fb40c56f934741f786dc6f00fa4e6e

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 3:42:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.SearchProtect.2
696

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.SearchProtect
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Conduit-B [PUP]
2014.9-150310

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3174

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.15310

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.45
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SearchProtect.X
8.15.03.10.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/ClientConnect.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
3/10/2015

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.12754391
11.2015-10-03_3

G Data
Win32.Application.Agent.7HPROQ
15.3.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ClientConnect
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.193.14899

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SearchProtect.A
v2015.03.10.05

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!BB17BCF355B7
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.SearchProtect.2
16.0.0.207

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Application.433
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Conduit
15.3.10.17

Sophos
PUA 'Conduit Search Protect'
5.12

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0205
7.2.69

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
37354

File size:
8.2 MB (8,573,144 bytes)

Product version:
2.21.200.26

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\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\p8rljpjh\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClientConnect LTD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/31/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/26/2016 11:59:59 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 3:31:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:hHYfr5cg7PRuTw9R2wE5czSLxCyqbbpHSaQe+4yOD0:hEyg7Ew2Jt2bV3vY

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 2 URLs.

http://s3.amazonaws.com/www.informativesetup.com/.../STS.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 ec2-23-23-99-139.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.99.139:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-74-87-61.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.74.87.61:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-96-140-132.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.96.140.132:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-94-7-44.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.94.7.44:80)

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