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loginfaster.exe

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 loginfaster.exe by Spigot has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.proinstall-download.com.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c0d15e0d47eadb9d83d6e0212564ab1c

SHA-1:
26b795d09085602fb10a15b60d55e13cb4c187a1

SHA-256:
eb40c8e8782c1d7a6032aff115306f2da69b1bda5976c96fa20b67b64d74efe0

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:
4/29/2024 11:00:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
17.3.15.5

File size:
530.9 KB (543,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\loginfaster.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/15/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/22/2017 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN="Spigot, Inc.", O="Spigot, Inc.", L=Incline Village, S=Nevada, C=US, PostalCode=89451, STREET="554 Mays Blvd. #10-456", SERIALNUMBER=E0212222011-9, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Nevada, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
02B05D99F385BF79D21CB3469ED29231

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2017 8:28:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x12527

Entry point:
E8, 7E, B4, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8D, 42, FF, 5B, C3, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 64, 24, 00, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 53, 8B, D8, C1, E0, 08, 8B, 54, 24, 08, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 15, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 3A, CB, 74, CF, 84, C9, 74, 51, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EB, 0B, D8, 57, 8B, C3, C1, E3, 10, 56, 0B, D8, 8B, 0A, BF, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 8B, C1, 8B, F7, 33, CB, 03, F0, 03, F9, 83, F1, FF, 83, F0, FF, 33, CF, 33, C6, 83, C2, 04, 81...
 
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Entropy:
6.2746

Code size:
164 KB (167,936 bytes)

The file loginfaster.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.proinstall-download.com/cgi/.../iesdl.cgi?d=0&h=1&domain=searchlf.com&implementation_id=email_&source=googledisplay&adprovider=appfocus5&user_id=bfaa81cd-165a-420e-99fc-204150f6b54b&dfn=LoginFaster

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