Analysis by: Raighen Sanchez
ALIASES:

AdWare.Win32.Conduit.dau (KASPERSKY)

 PLATFORM:

Windows

 OVERALL RISK RATING:
 DAMAGE POTENTIAL:
 DISTRIBUTION POTENTIAL:
 REPORTED INFECTION:
 INFORMATION EXPOSURE:

  • Threat Type: Adware

  • Destructiveness: No

  • Encrypted:

  • In the wild: Yes

  TECHNICAL DETAILS

File Size: 5,278,018 bytes
File Type: EXE
Initial Samples Received Date: 12 May 2025
Payload: Connects to URLs/IPs, Drops files

Installation

This Adware drops the following files:

  • %User Temp%\nspC498.tmp\FindProcDLL.dll
  • %User Temp%\nspC498.tmp\NSISdl.dll
  • %User Temp%\installer.exe
  • %User Temp%\nspC498.tmp\nsisunz.dll
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\META-INF\zigbert.rsa
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\conduitengine.xpi
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\install.rdf
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\nova-ja_tb.xpi
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\META-INF\manifest.mf
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\META-INF\zigbert.sf
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\META-INF\zigbert.rsa
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\chrome\nova-ja.jar
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\chrome.manifest
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\components\ConduitAutoCompleteSearch.js
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\components\ConduitAutoCompleteSearch.xpt
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\components\ConduitToolbar.idl
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\components\ConduitToolbar.js
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\components\ConduitToolbar.xpt
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\components\RadioWMPCore.dll
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\components\RadioWMPCore.xpt
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\components\RadioWMPCoreGecko19.dll
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\defaults\alertSettingsComponent.xml
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\defaults\appContextMenu.xml
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\defaults\engineContextMenu.xml
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\defaults\engineSettings.json
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\defaults\fbAlert.js
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\defaults\getAppsContextMenu.xml
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\defaults\postAppsContextMenu.xml
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\defaults\toolbarContextMenu.xml
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\defaults\unsharedAppsContextMenu.xml
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\install.rdf
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\lib\xpcom.js
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\searchplugin\conduit.gif
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\searchplugin\conduit.ico
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\searchplugin\conduit.PNG
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\searchplugin\conduit.src
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\searchplugin\conduit.xml
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\version.txt
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\META-INF\manifest.mf
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\META-INF\zigbert.sf
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\META-INF\zigbert.rsa
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\chrome\conduitengine.jar
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\chrome.manifest
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\components\ConduitAutoCompleteSearch.js
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\components\ConduitAutoCompleteSearch.xpt
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\components\ConduitToolbar.idl
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\components\ConduitToolbar.js
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\components\ConduitToolbar.xpt
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\components\RadioWMPCore.dll
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\components\RadioWMPCore.xpt
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\components\RadioWMPCoreGecko19.dll
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\defaults\alertSettingsComponent.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\defaults\appContextMenu.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\defaults\engineContextMenu.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\defaults\engineSettings.json
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\defaults\fbAlert.js
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\defaults\getAppsContextMenu.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\defaults\postAppsContextMenu.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\defaults\toolbarContextMenu.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\defaults\unsharedAppsContextMenu.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\DualPackage\install.rdf
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\install.rdf
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\lib\xpcom.js
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\searchplugin\conduit.gif
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\searchplugin\conduit.ico
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\searchplugin\conduit.PNG
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\searchplugin\conduit.src
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\searchplugin\conduit.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\version.txt
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\META-INF\manifest.mf
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\engine@conduit.com\META-INF\zigbert.sf
  • %User Temp%\Toolbar\setup.ini
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\chrome.manifest
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\install.rdf
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\setup.ini
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\version.txt
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\chrome\nova-ja.jar
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\components\ConduitAutoCompleteSearch.js
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\components\ConduitAutoCompleteSearch.xpt
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\components\ConduitToolbar.idl
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\components\ConduitToolbar.js
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\components\ConduitToolbar.xpt
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\components\RadioWMPCore.dll
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\components\RadioWMPCore.xpt
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\components\RadioWMPCoreGecko19.dll
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\defaults\alertSettingsComponent.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\defaults\appContextMenu.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\defaults\engineContextMenu.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\defaults\engineSettings.json
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\defaults\fbAlert.js
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\defaults\getAppsContextMenu.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\defaults\postAppsContextMenu.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\defaults\toolbarContextMenu.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\defaults\unsharedAppsContextMenu.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\lib\xpcom.js
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\META-INF\manifest.mf
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\META-INF\zigbert.rsa
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\META-INF\zigbert.sf
  • %AppDataLocal%\Conduit\CT2132275\~GLH0006.TMP
  • %Program Files%\Nova-JA\~GLH0007.TMP
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\searchplugin\conduit.gif
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\searchplugin\conduit.ico
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\searchplugin\conduit.PNG
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\searchplugin\conduit.src
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\searchplugin\conduit.xml
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\prefs.new
  • %User Temp%\nspC498.tmp\System.dll
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\prefs.new
  • %AppDataLocalLow%\ConduitEngine\ConduitEngine.dll

It creates the following folders:

  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\chrome
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\components
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\defaults
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\lib
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\META-INF
  • %Application Data%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\dxxbjsgn.default\extensions\{001709de-38a5-4f77-a69b-2f284030ddff}\searchplugin

(Note: %Application Data% is the current user's Application Data folder, which is usually C:\Documents and Settings\{user name}\Application Data on Windows 2000(32-bit), XP, and Server 2003(32-bit), or C:\Users\{user name}\AppData\Roaming on Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 2008(64-bit), 2012(64-bit) and 10(64-bit).)

Other Details

This Adware connects to the following possibly malicious URL:

  • http://{BLOCKED}s.conduit.com/iis2ebs.asp
  • http://{BLOCKED}gle.com/s/2/5/25623-656212-ccleaner.exe
  • http://{BLOCKEDration.engine.conduit-services.com/EngineRegistration.ashx
  • http://{BLOCKED}map.conduit-services.com/Toolbar/?ownerId=CT2132275
  • http://{BLOCKED}ation.engine.conduit-services.com/?browser=IE&lut=0&locale=en-us
  • http://{BLOCKED}tmenu.engine.conduit-services.com/apps/TranslatedApps.ashx?productId=1&name=engineContextMenu&locale=en-us
  • http://{BLOCKED}.ourtoolbar.com/notfound/?actid=CT2132275&octid=CT2132275&url=http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=121792