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toolbarservice.exe

Toolbar

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application toolbarservice.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Toolbar Service”.
Publisher:
ClientConnect Ltd.  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Product:
Toolbar

Version:
1.0.6.5

MD5:
be4d8d4c01b655ca06acfef1d20b8168

SHA-1:
fdf4adb3654ac8e84a67513864636a36359c2b31

SHA-256:
d87a65313bc1b48ceea554ad003edb7947151863056e2040879c741fc2c32f5c

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:53:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.141221

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect (variant)
8.10757

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Agent
12/21/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14085

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2762

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ClientConnect
v2014.12.21.04

McAfee
Artemis!7F47A8C1D866
5600.6909

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.04.01.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.Conduit.O
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0331
7.2.91

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
27926

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.19328
2.0.0.1988

File size:
342.3 KB (350,496 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.6.5

Copyright:
© 2014 ClientConnect Ltd.

Original file name:
ToolbarS.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\tbccint\toolbarservice\toolbarservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/2/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 7:59:59 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:
3/26/2014 10:17:00 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/EE/muyAk9BD3KYyzMif9MZAtavm0tqNQcXzC9TUzeqJxI:/j/muyAgZ3/yz19Rae0tqN/Xz8TfkxI

Entry address:
0x23C58

Entry point:
E8, FB, A0, 00, 00, E9, 7B, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 0B, FF, 75, 0C, E8, D3, F8, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C3, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 85, F6, 75, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 08, F6, FF, FF, 59, 33, C0, EB, 4D, 53, EB, 30, 85, F6, 75, 01, 46, 56, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 00, BB, 44, 00, FF, 15, C8, B1, 43, 00, 8B, D8, 85, DB, 75, 5E, 39, 05, 04, BB, 44, 00, 74, 40, 56, E8, 3B, 52, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 1D, 83, FE, E0, 76, CB, 56, E8, 2B, 52, 00, 00, 59, E8, CD, 2C, 00, 00, C7, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 5B...
 
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Entropy:
6.1568

Code size:
232 KB (237,568 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Toolbar Service

Service name:
TBSrv

Description:
Keeps your toolbar operational. If this service is disabled or stopped, your toolbar may not function properly. This service uninstalls itself when there is no ClientConnect Ltd. powered toolbar using

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-99-139.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.99.139:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-83-18-7.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.83.18.7:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-77-39-80.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.77.39.80:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-125-31-161.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.125.31.161:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-32-198-30.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.32.198.30:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-182-66.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.182.66:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-50-146-64.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.50.146.64:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-40-112-229.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.40.112.229:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-94-9-5.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.94.9.5:80)

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