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ClientConnect LTD

The file belongs to the ClientConnect (Conduit/Perion) platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and browser add-ons. The application uninstall.exe, “Search Protect Uninstaller” by ClientConnect has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Search Protect by Search Protect.
Publisher:
Search Protect  (signed by ClientConnect LTD)

Product:
Search Protect

Description:
Search Protect Uninstaller

Version:
2.18.20.209

MD5:
3a3ccbe5a651d9d4cc88e3565f4b276d

SHA-1:
5e1b1af8aa6f3764e727d843071ef301499d7b96

SHA-256:
b561b17f862f8bbe3535a09075049ebc7cedc2b85ede5164a1c3c1de39a02b58

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:42:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.SearchProtect.R
816

avast!
Win32:Conduit-B [PUP]
2014.9-141110

AVG
SearchProtect
2015.0.3294

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.141110

Bitdefender
Application.SearchProtect.R
1.0.20.1570

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.45
9.0.1.0314

ESET NOD32
Win32/ClientConnect (variant)
8.10702

F-Secure
Application.SearchProtect.R
11.2014-10-11_2

G Data
Application.SearchProtect
14.11.24

MicroWorld eScan
Application.SearchProtect.R
15.0.0.942

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Installer.ClientConnect.J
14.11.10.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
34688

File size:
1.1 MB (1,142,368 bytes)

Product version:
2.18.20.209

Original file name:
Search Protect Search (R)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\searchprotect\main\bin\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClientConnect LTD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/2/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ClientConnect LTD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, OU=Search Protect, O=ClientConnect 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:
173D1F00E27A9D60265B3AB0B87F2ED8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/6/2011 10:31:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:emJn/RCy7u28qfgb2G/qkPmvn/EHfOygTmFR4wcyl6xVxc:eJyy2tdLv/C/gTN9ylmc

Entry address:
0x354B

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, D8, 84, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8682

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Search Protect

Display publisher:
Search Protect

Display version:
2.18.20.209

Uninstall string:
"C:\PROGRA~2\SearchProtect\Main\bin\uninstall.exe" /S


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-88-28-67.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.88.28.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-209-68-11.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.209.68.11:80)

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