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tinyurl4ie.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 tinyurl4ie.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. 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.)

Description:
tinyurl Toolbar

Version:
6.10.2.5

MD5:
fb4840b51fb69b2aba82893edabf3528

SHA-1:
8036c8f8a61f22488a5ddb284470b7714b3172b3

SHA-256:
05fc8db9fc4021bbd56cd24ccfe2317cd21037ed566d3f9befbee826a085beaf

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/23/2024 12:51:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Adware.Conduit
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit
v2014.10.22.04

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Toolbar.deinxo
0.28.2.62841

Reason Heuristics
PUP.tinyurlToolbar.Conduit.K
14.10.22.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786236
33706

File size:
2.1 MB (2,159,600 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}\downloads\business start-up\tinyurl\tinyurl4ie.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/16/2010 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/29/2013 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 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:
4/10/2010 8:19:23 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:061Za32LRCBw2DtX1kPNjd9KHaGXYFbmu1eoNjkh:0v32LRuwi5GPRdfGoiOnj4

Entry address:
0x33E9

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, 78, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, 90, 05, 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, 80, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9971

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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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