» swag_bucks_brch.exe
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swag_bucks_brch.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 swag_bucks_brch.exe by Conduit has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Conduit Setup Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dm.distributionengine.conduit-services.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.

File name:

swag_bucks_brch.exe

Publisher:

Conduit Ltd. (signed and verified)

MD5:

8643a0c80b292f0ed53c8747c9dba5e3

SHA-1:

25d21d7480edb0d93495bb612b8a8a8c202df34e

SHA-256:

4ee76a89a87534b1d474e9a695ce33ce13d097afc480beb770359382e6462d18

Scanner detections:

7 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Description:

This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

9/9/2025 11:41:58 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Dr.Web

Adware.Conduit.6

9.0.1.04

ESET NOD32

Win32/OpenCandy

8.9065

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Conduit.A

v2014.01.04.02

McAfee

Artemis!8643A0C80B29

5600.7260

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Conduit.P

14.8.7.22

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V1105

7.2.4

VIPRE Antivirus

Conduit

23506

File size:

1.1 MB (1,118,336 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Conduit Setup Manager (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\swag_bucks_brch.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Conduit Ltd.

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/3/2013 2:00:00 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:

2/24/2012 9:19:59 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:MlzqjwL/RdvXJ0gwJXnrRZ7S4UIRwKR1V2dl2VZVAHbBih+sItF:5wL/L5uXT7S4pwo1V+2MBihCtF

Entry address:

0x39E3

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, 91, 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, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.9838

Packer / compiler:

Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:

28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file swag_bucks_brch.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://dm.distributionengine.conduit-services.com/ToolbarDM/OrganicTBDownload.ashx?CTID=CT2260173&ToolbarName=Swag Bucks&Browser=ch&OrganicUrl=http://CT2260173.ourtoolbar.com/.../?IsOrganic=true&RequesterId=DMStub&FallbackUrl=http://CT2260173.ourtoolbar.com/.../?IsFallbackFromDM=true&SetupCreationId=2013-11-27T16:43:04.3270000

http://ct2260173.ourtoolbar.com/.../

http://dde.integration.storage.conduit-services.com/24/755/ct7552024/4ac4d7309dac47b08b0b05d1f02ee84d/Downloads/Prod/DDE1.3.8.4.131024.02/.../Swag_Bucks_brch.exe

http://0a23c444aabe4a03a73387c351d07853.integration.download.conduit-services.com/Default.ashx?EnvironmentID=1&SessionTracking=true

http://swagbucks.ourtoolbar.com/.../?sourceid=11

http://ct2260173.ourtoolbar.com/cre

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ude.conduit-data.com (195.78.120.173:80)

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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