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ApplicationUpdater.exe

Application Updater

Spigot, Inc.

This component is part of the Spigot browser add-on, a web browser addition that is designed to modify the core search provider in order to redirect search queries through partner portals. The application ApplicationUpdater.exe by Spigot has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Application Updater”. While running, it connects to the Internet address autopdate.spigot.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application Updater

Version:
5, 0, 0, 6

MD5:
d84dd079b86dac2e3d0f92ca383b4086

SHA-1:
1488a5419e789f04403ef6121c00405ee81c9767

SHA-256:
7e1f227857068a902505a7e2e117775ac2cdba601166de3dd55d9c685811ae15

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/19/2025 7:09:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Widgi
4.0.3.1487

Boost by Reason
Optional.Service.Spigot.S
188838

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
16801

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Win32.Toolbar.Dealio.AMN
8.14.08.07.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Widgi (variant)
8.8711

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Spigot.A
v2014.08.07.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.Spigot.S
14.8.7.21

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Toolbar-Dealio
10845

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0722
7.2.14

File size:
730.9 KB (748,440 bytes)

Product version:
5, 0, 0, 6

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2012 Spigot, Inc.

Original file name:
ApplicationUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\application updater\applicationupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/28/2011 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/28/2012 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Spigot, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Spigot, Inc.", L=El Granada, S=California, C=US

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:
205AA0CBA0AA4891C4AF524CA2EE072C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/6/2012 7:49:26 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:F9iSPOtBosXeXriZOOlMLYSVsUOcisKFWYGIQiCInI7dwC3ajLpYG6:F4SGFXWr6RlMtIcyzQiCyI/aSv

Entry address:
0x6A278

Entry point:
E8, 62, 86, 00, 00, E9, A5, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8D, 45, 14, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, FD, 00, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 53, 33, DB, 39, 5D, 14, 75, 20, E8, A4, 60, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 05, F3, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 83, C8, FF, E9, C5, 00, 00, 00, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 57, 8B, 7D, 10, 3B, FB, 74, 24, 3B, F3, 75, 20, E8, 74, 60, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, D5, F2, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14...
 
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Entropy:
6.5751

Code size:
541 KB (553,984 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Application Updater

Description:
Automatically downloads and installs application updates.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to autopdate.spigot.com  (108.59.13.13:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 174.36.215.20-static.reverse.softlayer.com  (174.36.215.20:80)

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