About “Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.AX potentially unwanted” infection

The Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.AX potentially unwanted is considered dangerous by lots of security experts. When this infection is active, you may notice unwanted processes in Task Manager list. In this case, it is adviced to scan your computer with GridinSoft Anti-Malware.

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What Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.AX potentially unwanted virus can do?

• Executable code extraction
• Attempts to connect to a dead IP:Port (3 unique times)
• Presents an Authenticode digital signature
• Possible date expiration check, exits too soon after checking local time
• A process attempted to delay the analysis task.
• At least one IP Address, Domain, or File Name was found in a crypto call
• Reads data out of its own binary image
• Drops a binary and executes it
• Performs some HTTP requests
• The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data.
• The executable is compressed using UPX
• Creates or sets a registry key to a long series of bytes, possibly to store a binary or malware config
• Detects the presence of Wine emulator via registry key
• Attempts to modify proxy settings
• Creates a copy of itself
• Generates some ICMP traffic

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How to determine Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.AX potentially unwanted?

File Info:
crc32: E28F00B5
md5: 44a7d7ba01f438714eafb84684d2a99a
name: utorrent.exe
sha1: 263a91693d0976473cd321cd6f1b0103a814f3ad
sha256: 8439f7ed52aed8e32118aa164bf5048525bb5350cc8207f3fe69b5245d599679
sha512: 20989e155955fbff38608a170cfef39677dcdba59d6bd9393146f29f2352d4548c771d106ed817814b977f232d37b7ca14a5f46690088a9d8096697c323a1b8c
ssdeep: 6144:eBtY2F/PWgWheZgVgk7qo6MKqt+yXLlmDmNK3jH9X2/Z946C1DzMAmhCwoSVj:YXaeZgVglwKqX833jH92Z946aDzMAmhF
type: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed

Version Info:
LegalCopyright: xa92010 BitTorrent, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
InternalName: uTorrent.exe
FileVersion: 2.0.4.22967
CompanyName: BitTorrent, Inc.
ProductName: xb5Torrent
ProductVersion: 2.0.4.22967
FileDescription: xb5Torrent
OriginalFilename: uTorrent.exe
Translation: 0x0409 0x04e4

Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.AX potentially unwanted also known as:

How to remove Win32/Toolbar.Conduit.AX potentially unwanted?

• Download and install GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
• Open GridinSoft Anti-Malware and perform a “Standard scan“.
• “Move to quarantine” all items.
• Open “Tools” tab – Press “Reset Browser Settings“.
• Select proper browser and options – Click “Reset”.
• Restart your computer.