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searchmetoolbar.exe

SearchMe Toolbar v9.0

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 searchmetoolbar.exe, “Setup Launcher Unicode” by Spigot has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Spigot Setup installer.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SearchMe Toolbar v9.0

Description:
Setup Launcher Unicode

Version:
9.0

MD5:
d2566c1fc8cfb025e320550e1b4d3c7b

SHA-1:
917b63388c64d058c1fbdfd837df5ee421d5dd1e

SHA-256:
0b032376930070339de33be3790aee2483eb25baf261cf41e835fc2552752b29

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:44:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Spigot.9
9.0.1.0108

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Widgi (variant)
8.9693

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_Widgi
4/18/2014

McAfee
Artemis!D2566C1FC8CF
5600.7156

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Spigot.P
14.8.7.21

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0416
7.2.108

File size:
4.9 MB (5,144,584 bytes)

Product version:
9.0

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\searchmetoolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/28/2015 7:59:59 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 9:16:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:VnA5OLieju67ZPHzAp2RNJudT67o8vYcHP3cY1o4ra/r/IhQY/5gfTr:NA50jhPHzI29qT67Pz3coGT/hY/Cf

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:
7.8658  (probably packed)

Code size:
697 KB (713,728 bytes)

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