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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 8 anti-malware scanners. 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 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 Inc.  (signed by Conduit Ltd.)

Product:
Conduit Update

Description:
Conduit Update Setup

Version:
1.3.25.17

MD5:
f4f61d88a3ade618deed997e163a9aca

SHA-1:
de76cb6ada91976a28dee44f76b78d9dc2d47ca9

SHA-256:
3a6875ec4f0ec8d013ffe311bc1703314f4bf522be4521bbe8c2d0461c7b2ac4

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:05:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clod64e.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Boost by Reason
Adware.Update.Conduit.I
2013.8.10.0

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17450

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoad3.27407
9.0.1.0330

McAfee
Artemis!F4F61D88A3AD
5600.7270

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Update.Conduit.I
14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0915
7.2.330

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
24432

File size:
626 KB (641,064 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.25.17

Copyright:
Copyright 2007-2010 Conduit Inc.

Original file name:
ConduitUpdateSetup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ubrowser.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:
5/28/2013 3:08:30 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ILwBfqSkdo0ZyqxyXN4fJJTgnKGR6JYYkNJZAcerY9MXMp+Pa:ImTEmmfJJAB6fU7AjrGrp5

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:
7.8818  (probably packed)

Code size:
46 KB (47,104 bytes)

The file ubrowser.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://data.getu.com/.../UBrowser.exe

http://getu.com/download

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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