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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. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. 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.
Publisher:
Conduit  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Product:
Search Protect

Description:
Search Protect by Conduit

Version:
2.5.11.5

MD5:
79ed2e6e1c8c12bb84ee421e4933c054

SHA-1:
e0ae28c9a159ab6bdb7ce13b11f248f3b382ae63

SHA-256:
311d955314209a711b06163ceb3e6e88e11b0bd29a30d8189f1b75e9740ad133

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:26:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SearchProtect-B [PUP]
2014.9-140217

Bkav FE
W32.Clod710.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.6
9.0.1.048

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect (variant)
8.9494

G Data
Win32.Adware.SearchProtect
14.2.22

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.02.17.03

McAfee
Artemis!BBDB342CCDEA
5600.7045

Panda Antivirus
Adware/Conduit
14.02.17.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchProtect.Conduit.H
14.8.7.22

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10435

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0808
7.2.48

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
22588

File size:
5.3 MB (5,522,864 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.11.5

Copyright:
2012 (c) Conduit. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
SearchProtect (R)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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:
1/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/4/2016 12:59:59 AM

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 3:31:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:xlrcJrzB1+XoytP7uwP+RahT0PPZ/xYBt4Vb2S3cswLkJtIqb:xl4T+XoLx9Ph5Wt4ViYzwQzpb

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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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 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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