skype_tsa14qjni.exe

Perion Network Ltd.

The application skype_tsa14qjni.exe by Perion Network has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Perion Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dm.dmccint.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address ude.databssint.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Perion Network Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
70ae84ca5edf9b8933baa2a0ff12b78e

SHA-1:
d17e2483793b1efa9435a167f930c43b1ab44b5c

SHA-256:
eea2fb3efca1191cdcb47faa5cc639a4702a50298e9f247d6c4e1b2f24585759

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/28/2024 10:59:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140805

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.1485

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1895
9.0.1.0217

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.AE
8.10059

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
8/5/2014

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.Conduit
t3scan.1.6.1.0

McAfee
Artemis!70AE84CA5EDF
5600.7048

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Perion.P
14.8.5.7

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0617
7.2.217

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Malware-Cryptor.Win32.General
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
31066

File size:
641.7 KB (657,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Perion Download Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\skype_tsa14qjni.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/24/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/24/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Perion Network Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Perion Network Ltd., L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, 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:
45F87694FE8D1984719796AEC8031DF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 7:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OEbqgnjvoUNxyyGWd/6+MXwLSfA8BG+Yl3YDsB0usp4WxJsMQQML7xiOs5qj+Qw:OcqgT299pLYFGNp4EJsMyrM

Entry address:
0x39E3

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, 91, 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, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9620

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file skype_tsa14qjni.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 15 URLs.

http://dm.dmccint.com//ThinDMDownload/ThinDMDownload.ashx?PublisherID=198&Setid=14&SoftwareName=Skype&SoftwareDownloadUrl=http://allmyapps.com/binary/1405/213067/direct-download?token=0c63f9a06957d29e6d7681d8ecbcbe5aa816537e&ImageUrl=http://static.allmyapps.com/data/s/k/.../ba6a1b6de2e70b25469f235d9ee4f5ec_Skype-logo.png&SoftwareDescription=Get together as often as you like&PUID=1605756811043436844&PPD=search,52083271929,skype,e,,c,Skype,,,www.free-4-pc.com&FID=CMvTtufGub8CFWQQ7AodfD8AoQ&InstallSessionID=16057568110434368441543938&CID=11068

http://dm.dmccint.com//ThinDMDownload/ThinDMDownload.ashx?PublisherID=198&Setid=14&SoftwareName=Skype&SoftwareDownloadUrl=http://allmyapps.com/binary/1405/213067/direct-download?token=0c63f9a06957d29e6d7681d8ecbcbe5aa816537e&ImageUrl=http://static.allmyapps.com/data/s/k/.../ba6a1b6de2e70b25469f235d9ee4f5ec_Skype-logo.png&SoftwareDescription=Get together as often as you like&PUID=1523566055728301874&PPD=search,51440799849,skype,e,,c,Skype,,,www.free-4-pc.com&FID=CIfRlvj7nb8CFQwQaQodph8AdQ&InstallSessionID=152356605572830187414854940&CID=11068

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ude.databssint.com  (107.22.223.150:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to storage.stgbssint.com  (172.229.236.170:80)

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