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spstub.exe

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application spstub.exe, “Search Protect by conduit” by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Conduit  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Description:
Search Protect by conduit

Version:
1.0.2.2

MD5:
ea5c1d73fb6840b69e5034ace95684af

SHA-1:
954c6bc07e97c488d4a1ccb6a810b320e5edcc64

SHA-256:
077343d918a7fa4d693ae1e5c535999f371999533d16873cde5db679e105ddc5

Scanner detections:
6 / 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:
4/26/2024 4:47:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Conduit.G
188838

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2013.11.25.11

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.BGuard.csnycu
0.28.0.57630

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.02.11.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchProtect.Conduit.G
14.8.7.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
26372

File size:
67.4 KB (68,968 bytes)

Copyright:
Conduit Ltd.

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\temp\spstub.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/16/2010 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/29/2013 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Conduit Ltd., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Conduit Ltd., S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3736DA15AF647632CCE61CD41B6577DD

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):
1536:/dZEszWriITJGrvopX1VF7CXjl7y0CjUErcPIL9AJHgCg/7:8szWOITsEL50jl7y0CjXcPIpb7

Entry address:
0x3415

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, 70, 85, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, B3, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, B2, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 6C, 85, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 54, 85, 40, 00, 68, A0, 32, 47, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, C0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.2651

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
26 KB (26,624 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn-208-111-128-7.lga.llnw.net  (208.111.128.7:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to c-0001.c-msedge.net  (191.234.4.50:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-33-248-231.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.33.248.231:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a1plpkivs-v03.any.prod.ash1.secureserver.net  (72.167.239.239:80)

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