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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 174.36.215.20-static.reverse.softlayer.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application Updater

Version:
9, 4, 0, 2

MD5:
ac33cfdf7593e095d1ad039e4a803ae9

SHA-1:
4af17743c4b1f4770dfb2a2841c14287e0ade196

SHA-256:
014e1649e5bb4cddf41884b7a006a4910244bdce1ad62d26568fa835c68e19e6

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 3:21:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Widgi
4.0.3.1487

Boost by Reason
Optional.Service.Spigot.S
188838

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17302

Dr.Web
Adware.Spigot.14
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Widgi (variant)
8.9070

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Spigot.A
v2014.06.17.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.Spigot.S
14.8.7.21

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Toolbar-Dealio
10538

File size:
788.9 KB (807,800 bytes)

Product version:
9, 4, 0, 2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2014 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:
2/26/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/28/2015 11:59:59 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:
494FF8E91607158CD480B23C615CFF8B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/16/2014 3:09:37 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dDLMWWbIOoA8xbtRXNy660R3kJj85ZEWq:fSY5RXNG0R3G85Zlq

Entry address:
0x727C0

Entry point:
E8, 0C, 9A, 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, CB, 04, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A4, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 1F, 83, 3D, 44, 36, 4B, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, B7, 9A, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 15, C1...
 
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Entropy:
6.5785

Code size:
584 KB (598,016 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 communication in live environments.

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

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