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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. The program is a setup application that uses the Spigot Setup installer. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Application Updater”. This file is typically installed with the program IObit Apps Toolbar v9.0 by Spigot, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application Updater

Version:
9, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
c2b34b8d4593a4806c7b207931fd06c8

SHA-1:
b52fd6403e1d1f8cb9d3bacfbe3fedde5b428ba4

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:41:11 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
10680

File size:
788.9 KB (807,800 bytes)

Product version:
9, 0, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2014 Spigot, Inc.

Original file name:
ApplicationUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Spigot Setup

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 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/29/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
3/28/2014 11:29:25 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dTfCRKozIneT2fgnbBoAHczVb8wRXNk5jw4u2dPtRRTVW5mTl1Edwowkv:dTfQCfgntoA8xbtRXN/4uA3Tk5mR1swW

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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Code size:
584 KB (598,016 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Application Updater

Description:
Automatically downloads and installs application updates.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The file ApplicationUpdater.exe has been discovered within the following program.

IObit Apps Toolbar v9.0  by Spigot, Inc.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 2b.1a.36a9.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (169.54.26.43:80)

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