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sppd.sys

ClientConnect LTD

The file belongs to the ClientConnect (Conduit/Perion) platform, a utility that bundles and monetizes search toolbars and browser add-ons. The file sppd.sys by ClientConnect has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a Windows kernel mode device driver named “SPPD”.
Publisher:
ClientConnect LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7efaa8b65de4212a0bc8138833b20991

SHA-1:
5c5e3b796eca948c464ea82f17dca769fc3776a8

SHA-256:
11bf4c34703d3ae95c72c48219490d37bc90c9c8f6e10576fb3c8c02ce3f3ad9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 7:19:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Conduit.ClientCo (M)
16.4.7.17

File size:
18.6 KB (19,016 bytes)

File type:
Driver (Win32 SYS)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\drivers\sppd.sys

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ClientConnect LTD

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/9/2016 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2017 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ClientConnect LTD, OU=SP2016, O=ClientConnect LTD, L=Ness Ziona, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
26D4EF6AEEB0F8578EEA54D853CC940C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/3/2016 2:45:25 AM

OS version:
6.3

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Native (none required)

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
192:0IDYBMH2JfMrzcixWo+wGcOwDY7UJig2zkYr/w1KKLd1XIinYe+PjPsNQy0m3nwj:0uYBnJfwPY7UGo3Q+1XHnYPLdqnOU2xd

Entry address:
0x5000

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, E8, 06, 00, 00, 00, 5D, E9, A8, C2, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, A1, 04, 40, 40, 00, B9, 4E, E6, 40, BB, 85, C0, 74, 04, 3B, C1, 75, 18, 0F, 31, 35, 04, 40, 40, 00, 89, 55, FC, A3, 04, 40, 40, 00, 75, 07, 8B, C1, A3, 04, 40, 40, 00, F7, D0, A3, 00, 40, 40, 00, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, 90, 50, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, B2, 53, 00, 00, 0C, 30, 00, 00, 88, 50, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, D4, 53, 00, 00, 04, 30, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7990

Code size:
8.5 KB (8,704 bytes)

Driver
Display name:
SPPD

Type:
Kernel device driver (KernelDriver)


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