» the-gadgetbar-toolbar-for-internet-explorer.exe
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the-gadgetbar-toolbar-for-internet-explorer.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 the-gadgetbar-toolbar-for-internet-explorer.exe, “Gadgetbar Toolbar” by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Wise Installer installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. While running, it connects to the Internet address cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

Publisher:

Conduit Ltd. (signed and verified)

Description:

Gadgetbar Toolbar

Version:

4.5.128.0

MD5:

1d804e873e17d2b4aa6050f02bd19474

SHA-1:

45a9bca84f64c4c562da2f21e6af931937eabf17

SHA-256:

63588e06361f6bb520f229d56ef08ffb53a8ead3871902c52d963855248f6ce3

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

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

Analysis date:

4/20/2024 4:17:33 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.GadgetbarToolbar.Conduit.l

14.10.6.21

File size:

756.5 KB (774,672 bytes)

PlatformaOnline Ltd.

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

Wise Installer

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\the-gadgetbar-toolbar-for-internet-explorer.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Conduit Ltd.

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

3/22/2006 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/23/2007 7:59:59 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 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

158933A2A2DC96D4CA6543F694D06332

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/8/1999 4:24:47 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:ylmhLR6RMNFtCTu22KGANb/sFqTZx+gBB5fOQL6JvamYd+N8DZPTNAhWwH5D95:ykEMNFHWH9sFqdf1mQLuvaz++FPTNAhr

Entry address:

0x1000

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 78, 05, 00, 00, 53, 56, BE, 04, 01, 00, 00, 57, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 56, 33, DB, 50, 53, FF, 15, 34, 20, 40, 00, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 56, 50, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 30, 20, 40, 00, 8B, 3D, 2C, 20, 40, 00, 53, 53, 6A, 03, 53, 6A, 01, 8D, 85, 94, FD, FF, FF, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 50, FF, D7, 83, F8, FF, 89, 45, FC, 0F, 84, 7B, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 85, 90, FC, FF, FF, 50, 56, FF, 15, 28, 20, 40, 00, 8D, 85, 98, FE, FF, FF, 50, 53, 8D, 85, 90, FC, FF, FF, 68, 10, 30, 40, 00, 50... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9870

Packer / compiler:

Wise Installer Stub

Code size:

512 Bytes (512 bytes)

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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