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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 12 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.conduit-services.com. 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:

2.8.16.26

MD5:

c019b50c4a7235ae1cc5a49b4b13c98a

SHA-1:

d7147c4872853e85acfaae76e4659fdb028558c3

SHA-256:

d369208a6ceaf2e51ba70327bde721ece8acc978008af2c36b16a292f2c6f60d

Scanner detections:

12 / 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:

4/19/2024 12:19:58 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

avast!

Win32:SearchProtect-C [Adw]

2014.9-131212

Bkav FE

W32.Clod710.Trojan

1.3.0.4613

Boost by Reason

PUP.SearchProtect.Conduit.H

13.11.25.19

Dr.Web

Adware.Conduit.6

9.0.1.0346

ESET NOD32

Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect (variant)

8.9494

G Data

Win32.Trojan.Agent.8O9SV1

13.12.22

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Conduit.A

v2013.12.12.11

McAfee

Artemis!BBDB342CCDEA

5600.7045

Panda Antivirus

Adware/Conduit

14.02.14.02

Reason Heuristics

PUP.SearchProtect.Conduit.H

14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V1128

7.2.346

VIPRE Antivirus

Conduit

24282

File size:

5.3 MB (5,601,720 bytes)

Product version:

2.8.16.26

Original file name:

SearchProtect (R)

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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

4/3/2016 7:59:59 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 10:31:20 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

98304:iF/tfpZcnmMfckrRbR7zBUom/GiJZBeU7zJlSt6eycM6kgCFLcNeoR5F0abyBb96:iFFGcOZ9UzGKBeenOHycM6kg4Lf60aEo

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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Entropy:

7.9897

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 URL.

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 ude.conduit-data.com (195.78.120.173:80)

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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