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ubrowser.exe

Conduit Update

Conduit Ltd.

The file belongs to the Conduit API platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and web browser extensions. The application ubrowser.exe, “Conduit Update Setup” 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. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from data.getu.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address cms.distributionengine.conduit-services.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Conduit Inc.  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Product:
Conduit Update

Description:
Conduit Update Setup

Version:
1.3.25.13

MD5:
25fe6401d2594c634b64d5a09cdb0a0d

SHA-1:
375d5fcae40af477c020195bd5728ec4c32675a5

SHA-256:
9e6822ebb73d279ff4e30ee0cf75034aac6ae3882c5a369d2dba719fc1649f6e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 11:44:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Update.Conduit.I
14.8.7.22

File size:
616.2 KB (630,976 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.25.13

Copyright:
Copyright 2007-2010 Conduit Inc.

Original file name:
ConduitUpdateSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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:
12/17/2012 3:11:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FLPcV+5isCW8fjHLxN6HOSvx5NOQ/VZ5kDaJhQXQBrUwJjcMy69AGZZ/+PX:F35Fer1NmOS5ntVZqsas48y69R/O

Entry address:
0x4780

Entry point:
E8, F7, 15, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 00, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 75, 2A, 83, 78, 10, 03, 75, 24, 8B, 40, 14, 3D, 20, 05, 93, 19, 74, 15, 3D, 21, 05, 93, 19, 74, 0E, 3D, 22, 05, 93, 19, 74, 07, 3D, 00, 40, 99, 01, 75, 05, E8, 4C, 16, 00, 00, 33, C0, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 68, 8A, 47, 40, 00, FF, 15, 08, D0, 40, 00, 33, C0, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 57, BF, E8, 03, 00, 00, 57, FF, 15, 10, D0, 40, 00, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 0C, D0, 40, 00, 81, C7, E8, 03, 00, 00, 81, FF, 60, EA, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8789  (probably packed)

Code size:
46 KB (47,104 bytes)

The file ubrowser.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://data.getu.com/updater/srl/.../ubrowser.exe

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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