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spsetup.exe

Search Protect

Client Connect LTD

This is part of the Conduit platform, a browser extension desigend to manage and control the web browser's search provider functionality. The application spsetup.exe has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder.
Publisher:
Client Connect LTD

Product:
Search Protect

Version:
2.16.20.192

MD5:
21e8671bb886f6c12ae0d3b6e1666f4e

SHA-1:
2b7acbd208e1de6bf37d740c488e36a647af8e22

SHA-256:
b95e81054b829b76bb6dc522bd04c850d6bc1a7e450a47e2d3fb755d4c45d084

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 3:21:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.SearchProtect.O
865

avast!
Win32:Conduit-B [PUP]
2014.9-140922

AVG
ClientConnect
2015.0.3343

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.NSIS.Toolbar
4.0.3.14922

Bitdefender
Application.SearchProtect.O
1.0.20.1325

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.SearchProtect.O
14.09.22

ESET NOD32
probably Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.H potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Conduit_SearchProtect
9/22/2014

F-Secure
Application.SearchProtect.O
11.2014-22-09_2

G Data
Application.SearchProtect
14.9.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.NSIS.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SearchProtect.A
v2014.09.22.02

MicroWorld eScan
Application.SearchProtect.O
15.0.0.795

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.defpry
0.28.2.62286

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.ClientConnect.H
14.9.22.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.171B4635!387663413
23.00.65.14920

Sophos
Conduit Search Protect
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786236
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.11129
2.0.0.1929

File size:
3 MB (3,096,576 bytes)

Product version:
2.16.20.192

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\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\spsetup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/6/2011 10:31:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:pnoDmUEGytsmdAP2w0z4VnRyaRmoL6eumOuyxFQHLQIGyRQqpSa6Og:pnimD1CP2tz6nRy+JL6egucKMiQqc0g

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)

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