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blingtoolbar.exe

Bling Toolbar v9.4

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 blingtoolbar.exe, “Setup Launcher Unicode” by Spigot has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Spigot Setup installer.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Bling Toolbar v9.4

Description:
Setup Launcher Unicode

Version:
9.4

MD5:
a98bb5516193bde51add0e05d1e1bca9

SHA-1:
b0653ea798026b5e8a9544e107cb33330cc15191

SHA-256:
45450493063c8af72c3ff5449733f78166fcd23569722adc5fa50336f675aa3e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 1:13:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot.Installer (M)
16.2.15.9

File size:
5 MB (5,288,488 bytes)

Product version:
9.4

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2014 Spigot, Inc.

Original file name:
InstallShield Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Spigot Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\blingtoolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/28/2015 6:59:59 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:
4/24/2012 8:16:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:0nA5OLieju67ZIWvban0LCJ2ziKGA0WU1R6S9QckiUB:mA50jhIWja0Am0FlCpb

Entry address:
0x6AABB

Entry point:
E8, 6E, 27, 01, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 85, C0, 74, 0D, 33, C9, 85, C0, 0F, 9F, C1, 8D, 4C, 09, FF, 8B, C1, C3, 0F, B6, 00, 0F, B6, 09, 2B, C1, 74, 0D, 33, C9, 85, C0, 0F, 9F, C1, 8D, 4C, 09, FF, 8B, C1, C3, 66, 8B, 06, 66, 3B, 01, 74, 35, 0F, B6, 11, 0F, B6, C0, 2B, C2, 74, 11, 33, D2, 85, C0, 0F, 9F, C2, 8D, 54, 12, FF, 8B, C2, 85, C0, 75, 1C, 0F, B6, 46, 01, 0F, B6, 49, 01, 2B, C1, 74, 10, 33, C9, 85, C0, 0F, 9F, C1, 8D, 4C, 09, FF, 8B, C1, C3, 33, C0, C3, 8B, 06, 3B, 01, 74, 6F, 0F, B6, 11, 0F, B6, C0...
 
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Entropy:
7.8719  (probably packed)

Code size:
697 KB (713,728 bytes)

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