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searchcomtoolbar.exe

Search.com Toolbar v27.2

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 searchcomtoolbar.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:
CBS Interactive  (signed by Spigot, Inc.)

Product:
Search.com Toolbar v27.2

Description:
Setup Launcher Unicode

Version:
27.2

MD5:
0c602b2a7ffa5f2c9f2f64f937230e70

SHA-1:
49e81293ffd47f133c044e4ee8a0e4d640148707

SHA-256:
54a2578a0e8234b254511d3b0ba673c7021e35693c124f22c00523d1390f0273

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:
5/19/2024 12:34:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
17.3.8.22

File size:
4.7 MB (4,890,664 bytes)

Product version:
27.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2012 CBS Interactive

Original file name:
InstallShield Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Spigot Setup

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/16/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/29/2017 1:00:00 PM

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:
03E5C440CF437E7CED5660E25E2C0DE7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/25/2012 3:16:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

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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Code size:
697 KB (713,728 bytes)

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