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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 30 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 sp-storage.spccint.com.
Publisher:
Client Connect LTD  (signed by ClientConnect LTD)

Product:
Search Protect

Version:
3.0.100.41

MD5:
8a9f9667e6a6ea2a49038812cf211f4e

SHA-1:
c3f0523c1403ac45c04f26b7a2ea0a6427e57bbe

SHA-256:
ee126bd667d9db0147a0459e8a15b93ac13b770667ee5cd197dc029039d998f8

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:30:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.579830
424

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.SearchProtect
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.SearchProtect
2015.07.03

avast!
Win32:Conduit-B [PUP]
2014.9-151207

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2902

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.15127

Bitdefender
Adware.SearchProtect.AE
1.0.20.1705

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.298
9.0.1.0341

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.SearchProtect.X
8.15.12.07.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/ClientConnect.A potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11881

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
12/7/2015

F-Prot
W32/S-d4ed2314
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy
11.2015-07-12_2

G Data
Win32.Application.SearchProtect.AA@gen
15.12.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.ClientConnect
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.205.16443

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SearchProtect.A
v2015.12.07.05

McAfee
Artemis!B7A01C0006F3
5600.6558

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Kazy.579830
16.0.0.1023

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dpmadi
0.30.24.2320

Panda Antivirus
PUP/SearchProtect
15.12.07.05

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
PUA.Clientconn.Gen
12.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.ClientConnect.Installer (M)
15.12.7.17

Sophos
Conduit Search Protect
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
PUA_SPROTECT
7.2.341

Trend Micro
PUA_SPROTECT
10.465.07

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
41660

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.31985
2.0.0.2164

File size:
8.6 MB (9,069,776 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.100.41

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\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\lmpnzk3t\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClientConnect LTD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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 4:31:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:pYNXBkFlyIluI1TYnLC6fBjGwv620s2bnaHq4n9uzABpshMm:pW4lyIlDSLBkwYOHP9uzAshMm

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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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 communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-78-249-111.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.78.249.111:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-99-139.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.99.139:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-119-6.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.119.6:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-182-66.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.182.66:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-74-136-186.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.74.136.186:80)

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