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spsetup.exe

Search Protect

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application spsetup.exe, “Search Protect by Conduit” by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from sp-storage.spccint.com and multiple other hosts. While running, it connects to the Internet address cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

spsetup.exe

Publisher:

Conduit (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Product:

Search Protect

Description:

Search Protect by Conduit

Version:

1.7.0.72

MD5:

12fd3fdd30842b7b335c8b3e984bec2b

SHA-1:

9fe1f2b1fb6f2e1bbbe7b068cd5f79832c36be39

SHA-256:

0d214af9bc5e43a3a4036c43939e650ca57aa16cc5ecf55ff72af097081aec1c

Scanner detections:

21 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 10:58:15 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Adware.BHO.BProtector.E

1144

Agnitum Outpost

Riskware.SearchProtect

7.1.1

avast!

Win32:SearchProtect-C [Adw]

2014.9-131116

Bitdefender

Adware.BHO.BProtector.E

1.0.20.1685

Bkav FE

W32.Clodd6c.Trojan

1.3.0.4562

Boost by Reason

Adware.SearchProtect.Conduit.H

2013.11.16.23

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Agent-6533

0.98/21411

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.Conduit.kir

17378

Dr.Web

Adware.Conduit.6

9.0.1.0320

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Adware.BHO.BProtector

8.13.12.03.01

ESET NOD32

Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect

7.9125

G Data

Adware.BHO.BProtector

13.11.22

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.180.12553

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Conduit.A

v2013.11.16.06

MicroWorld eScan

Adware.BHO.BProtector.E

14.0.0.1011

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.BGuard.cymabp

0.28.0.60577

Panda Antivirus

PUP/Conduit.A

14.08.07.10

Reason Heuristics

PUP.SearchProtect.Conduit.H

14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V1014

7.2.320

VIPRE Antivirus

Conduit

23972

XVirus List

Win32.Detected

2.8.7

File size:

2.2 MB (2,336,800 bytes)

Product version:

1.7.0.72

Original file name:

SearchProtect (R) P

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Conduit Setup Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\spsetup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Conduit Ltd.

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/2/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/3/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Conduit Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Conduit 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:

3A82654719D8F75B59134F7B66465210

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/6/2011 7:31:20 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

49152:OPwLxnxU03/7or20GcszfC4GHcRZms43faM5/QxiuO1G2eon+VK7lv:O88kcszfLG8RZJ6/Qkueeon+VKRv

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:

7.9918

Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

25 KB (25,600 bytes)

The file spsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://sp-storage.spccint.com/Installer/.../SPSetup.exe

http://sp-storage.conduit-services.com/Installer/.../SPSetup.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to offering.service.distributionengine.conduit-services.com (199.101.114.147:80)

http://offering.service.distributionengine.conduit-services.com/DecisionEngine.ashx

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com (54.243.251.51:80)

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