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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 has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Spigot Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Application Updater”.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.

Product:
Application Updater

Version:
4, 3, 0, 2

MD5:
cf46a776d2e44f180af2773a9844d260

SHA-1:
b29262e333a7b34556f5b8adf10609c1eb08e6cf

SHA-256:
18133a9da79eed10517e46dd19008fbfeef1260d53ddf0470b8872505f861b3b

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 11:17:19 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.131223

Boost by Reason
Optional.Service.Spigot.S
188163

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Widgi (variant)
7.9036

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Updater.Installer.Spigot
15.4.21.11

File size:
378 KB (387,072 bytes)

Product version:
4, 3, 0, 2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2011 Spigot, Inc.

Original file name:
ApplicationUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Spigot Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2011 5:10:25 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:b5Bl43QlfT1COM/mMxUhYfgoeB0dimPL6QJJ4eIyeLh+/1p3TVm:bB5lQOMDfgLB0dimPmsJ4nMQ

Entry address:
0x26FC3

Entry point:
E8, E8, 5A, 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, C8, 04, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, 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, E4, 0B, 45, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, 96, 5B, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 15, C1, E9, 02, 83...
 
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Code size:
246 KB (251,904 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 14.d7.24ae.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (174.36.215.20:80)

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