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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 8 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:
4, 8, 0, 2

MD5:
bc79f60984a8a7d1af4af6e281bd12fb

SHA-1:
c78f2621e7fd37a6bace33f7b9a320b19ebe50fd

SHA-256:
962a3d68e8327c5f07f6126f8ff0e33f004ea58e0a2b42437874e04da840a7c1

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:12:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Widgi
4.0.3.1626

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
16801

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Win32.Toolbar.Dealio.AMN
8.16.02.06.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Widgi (variant)
10.9190

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Spigot.A
v2016.02.06.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
16.2.6.12

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.Toolbar-Dealio
9340

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0722
7.2.37

File size:
728.9 KB (746,392 bytes)

Product version:
4, 8, 0, 2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2011 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:
3/29/2011 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
3/29/2012 5:29:59 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:
205AA0CBA0AA4891C4AF524CA2EE072C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/15/2011 5:52:47 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3vBszzVngDCEBm4jOTovWa22s/HDxhvukcYOoHhBdw2ICqnBD5:5QngeEoCOTT2s/vXN/HhICqnB9

Entry address:
0x69C88

Entry point:
E8, B3, 86, 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, F5, 60, 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, C5, 60, 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:
6.5717

Code size:
539.5 KB (552,448 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Application Updater

Description:
Automatically downloads and installs application updates.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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