home

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 27 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 s3.amazonaws.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Client Connect LTD  (signed by ClientConnect LTD)

Product:
Search Protect

Version:
2.22.26.1

MD5:
a267019e68f9e459ac3a0c96f1d98cdb

SHA-1:
7c735c674bb02dcc822e864c8794d48bfb63e4db

SHA-256:
f8b3c6c8dc0d7196d09fe884bed5d2e57426325e946d29e8503e40f9f22896d0

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:36:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.SearchProtect.AE
662

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.SearchProtect
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Conduit-B [PUP]
2014.9-150413

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3140

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.15413

Bitdefender
Adware.SearchProtect.AE
1.0.20.980

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.298
9.0.1.0103

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SearchProtect.AE
8.15.04.13.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/ClientConnect.A potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11465

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
4/13/2015

F-Secure
Adware.SearchProtect.AE
11.2015-13-04_2

G Data
Adware.SearchProtect.AE
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of tmp.edb
2015.7.15.9

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ClientConnect
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15572

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SearchProtect.A
v2015.04.13.01

McAfee
Artemis!A2A78C3C6C9E
5600.6796

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.SearchProtect.AE
16.0.0.309

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dpmadi
0.30.10.952

Panda Antivirus
PUP/SearchProtect
15.04.13.01

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.MSJDGBTIR.OD6
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Conduit
15.4.13.9

Sophos
Conduit Search Protect
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0205
7.2.103

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
39300

File size:
8.2 MB (8,588,760 bytes)

Product version:
2.22.26.1

Copyright:
© 2014 ClientConnect Ltd.

Original file name:
SearchProtect

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClientConnect LTD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/31/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/27/2016 2:59:59 AM

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 5:31:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:Oo+H/TKmmrnIpiG+jC8Via64S9cDkiDWcbd+D:OXfPmPVia6OkiM

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9951

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.

https://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 ec2-54-225-182-66.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.182.66:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a96-7-59-102.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (96.7.59.102:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-39-118-158.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.39.118.158:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-214-99-238.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.214.99.238:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-96-23-228.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.96.23.228:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-80-255-153.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.80.255.153:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-69-247-31.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.69.247.31:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-107-13-157.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.107.13.157:80)

Remove setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.