sweettunes1.exe

Conduit Toolbar

Conduit Ltd.

The file is part of the Conduit Toolbar platform, a web browser monetization engine that is typiclaly distributed with third party programs through a bundled installation, this particular version is part of the SweetTunes1 Toolbar bundle. The application sweettunes1.exe, “SweetTunes1 Toolbar” 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 an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from iet.conduit-download.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.
Publisher:
Conduit Ltd.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Conduit Toolbar

Description:
SweetTunes1 Toolbar

Version:
6.17.1.25

MD5:
060efb0eaa93eee9baf57bb43d188a43

SHA-1:
a5707575cd5c62a50a70ce1ae2b7fa5677ff55bb

SHA-256:
036ad5978213427d165b4ca3e4b74eeb41568eadf50c8f5b2cfc6782f5290f94

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This component is distributed and installed with the Conduit Toolbar platform.

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:
5/10/2024 7:53:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Conduit.~f
17208

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.6
9.0.1.0262

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.09.19.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Toolbar.Conduit.L
14.9.19.9

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1103
7.2.262

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
23010

File size:
3 MB (3,162,568 bytes)

Product version:
6.17.1.25

Copyright:
Conduit (C) 2013 All Rights Reserved

Original file name:
Conduit Toolbar

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Conduit Setup Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Engleski (Sjedinjene Države)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\sweettunes1.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/4/2016 1:59:59 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:
4/10/2010 2:19:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:IWyzDUQ7Tfse0P8flNUV3T87iyER/k10XpMTe9/lYHh7J5hLvw8mn4qE5XvXsbFF:IWUggzD88+ywksmTeRA7xL1mnxEVIFF

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)

The file sweettunes1.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://iet.conduit-download.com/98/328/CT3282698/Downloads/IE/Releases/6.17.1.25/.../SweetTunes1.exe

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

TCP (HTTP):

 
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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