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wsmallstub.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 wsmallstub.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Conduit Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9b57690d35a0df305cb3e51717805a56

SHA-1:
0c029dabcb3b91de8b5a19d98a51f702a8d6606c

SHA-256:
03368b533b67f7d88fbd32c2f150c7bd5db08836bb5fa358945b4f5343020f8b

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Part of the Conduit/ClientConnect toolbar/extension distribution.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 9:59:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Conduit.43
9.0.1.066

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.03.07.05

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.03.07.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.K
14.8.7.22

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
26824

File size:
223.3 KB (228,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\wsmallstub.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Conduit Ltd.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/4/2016 1:59:59 AM

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:
2/24/2014 10:42:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Se/QY9fPWKc2/0xFFXndOR1TGC4TCydS8W0+J3c:S0JZ05ndORsNXY3c

Entry address:
0xFB41

Entry point:
E8, AE, AC, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 8B, 73, 08, 33, 35, A4, 21, 43, 00, 57, 8B, 06, C6, 45, FF, 00, C7, 45, F4, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 7B, 10, 83, F8, FE, 74, 0D, 8B, 4E, 04, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8, 6F, D7, FF, FF, 8B, 4E, 0C, 8B, 46, 08, 03, CF, 33, 0C, 38, E8, 5F, D7, FF, FF, 8B, 45, 08, F6, 40, 04, 66, 0F, 85, 16, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 10, 8D, 55, E8, 89, 53, FC, 8B, 5B, 0C, 89, 45, E8, 89, 4D, EC, 83, FB, FE, 74, 5F, 8D, 49, 00, 8D...
 
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Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-17-195-197.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.17.195.197:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-247-9-162.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.247.9.162:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-247-9-129.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.247.9.129:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-247-8-89.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.247.8.89:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-247-8-121.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.247.8.121:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-247-10-51.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.247.10.51:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-247-10-50.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.247.10.50:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-247-10-19.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.247.10.19:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a72-247-10-17.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com  (72.247.10.17:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-250-99.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.250.99:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-250-89.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.250.89:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-250-104.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.250.104:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-243-25.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.243.25:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-243-24.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.243.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-242-83.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.242.83:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-242-75.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.242.75:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-242-66.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.242.66:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-242-129.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.242.129:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-67-242-123.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.67.242.123:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-66-231-8.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.66.231.8:80)

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