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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 14.d7.24ae.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

Publisher:

Spigot, Inc. (signed and verified)

Product:

Application Updater

Version:

7, 3, 0, 2

MD5:

c90a4f9619280ebe9ac28733c03d2e60

SHA-1:

898aadfce61761cf221c8e20bbfa8980b94a5437

SHA-256:

812fcc059026972245fa74a580c09bc1c50f6b21cb38674872c25a0da8807ce9

Scanner detections:

9 / 68

Status:

Adware

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 7:31:34 PM 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

9.0.1.0219

ESET NOD32

Win32/Toolbar.Widgi (variant)

8.9070

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Spigot.A

v2014.08.07.09

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Service.Spigot.S

14.8.7.21

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.Toolbar-Dealio

10789

File size:

788.9 KB (807,800 bytes)

Product version:

7, 3, 0, 2

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:

2/25/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/28/2015 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:

494FF8E91607158CD480B23C615CFF8B

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/5/2013 2:25:25 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows Console

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:BEyga06hFMkRZ4cnzCeXifKj9E/t55lN1Ja4EDGSAdwECzV3KS:BEvkRZ7nGwifz/t5nA4EDGSUCzV3h

Entry address:

0x726E0

Entry point:

E8, 8E, 98, 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, 39, 99, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 15, C1... 
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Entropy:

6.5764

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 communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to 25.1a.36a9.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com (169.54.26.37:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to 14.d7.24ae.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com (174.36.215.20:80)

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