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pdfforgetoolbar.exe

pdfforge Toolbar v4.4

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 pdfforgetoolbar.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:
pdfforge Toolbar v4.4

Description:
Setup Launcher Unicode

Version:
4.4

MD5:
9093dfef208a3f5c4db3b5b112269e6c

SHA-1:
1f1b9a8e0442d06ecc816385b7eb5557b92c92a7

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:
4/26/2024 8:08:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
16.8.4.19

File size:
2.9 MB (3,085,672 bytes)

Product version:
4.4

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2011 Spigot, Inc.

Original file name:
InstallShield Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Spigot Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\documents and settings\ms\moje dokumenty\pobieranie\pdfforgetoolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/29/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/29/2012 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:
205AA0CBA0AA4891C4AF524CA2EE072C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/2/2010 6:52:15 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:IM9jWx/KmK3KTaTZEtfYUF5zlSCHbGlscnhC4FvMRsvW8+TdaVg5ev9DZO:rWx/KmKHZEjTlSCHaOcnE4FvZvW5TIl0

Entry address:
0x681F8

Entry point:
E8, 71, 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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Code size:
684 KB (700,416 bytes)

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