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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”.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application Updater

Version:
6, 8, 0, 1

MD5:
a21971756255385cb494ef0e76fa653a

SHA-1:
b81fb134cc2aa4fdd2fb731ed47ef6ff5bce976e

SHA-256:
92d7aae7ada39abf2af2f4eab287ef0b516257c9d2b55aa2caa805a4d25c215a

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/20/2025 4:33:51 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
9.0.1.0219

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
10783

File size:
781.4 KB (800,120 bytes)

Product version:
6, 8, 0, 1

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:
2/26/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/29/2015 1:59:59 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:
2/7/2013 10:04:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Ytqgb8sNkNHY8Ln/srnk1N1N3W9tls71y1WVh+uFvKAdwIeMlMgYdWo:EqlHPr/Sk1N10s7qyh+ucPpdz

Entry address:
0x71D48

Entry point:
E8, 42, 88, 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, 34, 63, 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, 04, 63, 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:
6.5862

Code size:
579.5 KB (593,408 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Application Updater

Description:
Automatically downloads and installs application updates.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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