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tb_Conduit_Apps.exe

1.3.8.7.140224.01

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application tb_Conduit_Apps.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from apps.conduit.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:
1.3.8.7.140224.01

Description:
Setup.exe

Version:
1.3.8.7

MD5:
156d5953f1763b42d0bffaf26e0dea03

SHA-1:
9acc7199324edd4356176ab0c1220f8ba4577b27

SHA-256:
36d1036966a9996f2260982da7bce34deae739143b4daada54c944db34698638

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 10:57:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.Conduit
7.1.1

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.43
9.0.1.0132

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.AB (variant)
8.9654

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_Conduit
5/12/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.05.12.10

McAfee
Artemis!156D5953F176
5600.7132

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.05.12.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.138714022401.Conduit.P
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0314
7.2.132

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
28158

File size:
209.4 KB (214,416 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.8.7

Copyright:
Conduit Ltd.

Original file name:
tb_Conduit_Apps.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\tb_conduit_apps.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:
6/9/2012 6:19:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:fz+92mhAMJ/cPl3iwRfbA+mQRs53ONbajVMX98j7HOa:fK2mhAMJ/cPlLfbA+525eZajia7ua

Entry address:
0xAC87

Entry point:
E8, E3, FE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 50, 50, 50, 50, E8, 9F, 30, 00, 00, C3, 56, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, F1, 8B, CF, 89, 3E, E8, 8F, AB, FF, FF, 89, 46, 08, 89, 56, 0C, 8B, 87, 24, 0C, 00, 00, 89, 46, 10, 5F, 8B, C6, 5E, C2, 04, 00, 8B, C1, 8B, 08, 8B, 50, 10, 3B, 91, 24, 0C, 00, 00, 75, 0D, 6A, 00, FF, 70, 0C, FF, 70, 08, E8, 0E, B1, FF, FF, C3, 56, 8B, F1, 8B, 06, 85, C0, 74, 07, 50, FF, 15, C4, 40, 41, 00, 83, 26, 00, 83, 66, 08, 00, 83, 66, 0C, 00, 5E, C3, 56, 8B, F1, 80, 7E, 04, 00, 75, 34, 68, F4, 44, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5251

Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

The file tb_Conduit_Apps.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

http://apps.conduit.com/conduitengine/.../?appid=217d4478-1c32-43bd-b9c2-9cdb3778b4c4&name=Crescent Solitaire&sourceid=29

http://apps.conduit.com/conduitengine/.../?appid=a76be189-0bc4-4a18-b3dc-98ec370c6a5d&name=Free Car Games&sourceid=15

http://apps.conduit.com/conduitengine/.../?appid=d5037456-c93b-468a-a1bd-94a68aa9db80&name=Red Ball 3&sourceid=15

http://apps.conduit.com/conduitengine/.../?appid=970f4cd9-21a0-484d-b791-991ffb172cc9&name=Cock's Revenge&sourceid=15

http://c73fdc2778ac4ced84aed2b5ee5c5732.download.dmccint.com/Default.ashx?EnvironmentID=1

http://dm.distributionengine.conduit-services.com/ToolbarDM/OrganicTBDownload.ashx?CTID=CT2571160&ToolbarName=Conduit Apps&Browser=ch&OrganicUrl=http://CT2571160.ourtoolbar.com/.../?IsOrganic=true&RequesterId=DMStub&FallbackUrl=http://CT2571160.ourtoolbar.com/.../?IsFallbackFromDM=true&SetupCreationId=2014-02-21T02:14:37.3900000

http://conduitapps.ourtoolbar.com/.../

http://conduitapps.ourtoolbar.com/exe

http://apps.conduit.com/conduitengine/.../?appid=cec8d301-1a62-4393-8d59-24d02852b618&name=SpongeBob games&sourceid=15

http://dde.integration.storage.conduit-services.com/60/257/ct2571160/c73fdc2778ac4ced84aed2b5ee5c5732/Downloads/Prod/SmallStub1.3.8.7.140224.01/.../tb_Conduit_Apps.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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