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.

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: E28F00B5md5: 44a7d7ba01f438714eafb84684d2a99aname: utorrent.exesha1: 263a91693d0976473cd321cd6f1b0103a814f3adsha256: 8439f7ed52aed8e32118aa164bf5048525bb5350cc8207f3fe69b5245d599679sha512: 20989e155955fbff38608a170cfef39677dcdba59d6bd9393146f29f2352d4548c771d106ed817814b977f232d37b7ca14a5f46690088a9d8096697c323a1b8cssdeep: 6144:eBtY2F/PWgWheZgVgk7qo6MKqt+yXLlmDmNK3jH9X2/Z946C1DzMAmhCwoSVj:YXaeZgVglwKqX833jH92Z946aDzMAmhFtype: PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Version Info:
LegalCopyright: xa92010 BitTorrent, Inc. All Rights Reserved.InternalName: uTorrent.exeFileVersion: 2.0.4.22967CompanyName: BitTorrent, Inc.ProductName: xb5TorrentProductVersion: 2.0.4.22967FileDescription: xb5TorrentOriginalFilename: uTorrent.exeTranslation: 0x0409 0x04e4

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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.