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searchmetoolbar.exe

SearchMe Toolbar v10.7

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 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:
SearchMe Toolbar v10.7

Description:
Setup Launcher Unicode

Version:
10.7

MD5:
05077e3838d4e5feb877b305dc0a7a71

SHA-1:
fdf17d5dcdd368d4a46d113f7a72b256018b5a13

SHA-256:
0a49833b69d9f084d01c5dea1084891b57a6988d8c67d66906970621f9062953

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 3:38:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot.Installer (M)
16.8.30.17

File size:
5.4 MB (5,681,664 bytes)

Product version:
10.7

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2014 Spigot, Inc.

Original file name:
InstallShield Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Spigot Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/18/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/19/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Spigot, Inc.", O="Spigot, Inc.", L=Incline Village, S=Nevada, 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:
4C3D599E302C4F7882544749DD59A53E

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

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:PnA5OLieju6bZm2Rrju6veCHyf+tAMEeHyKn3DKr5nP0DM2inNeJaNg0KY4wI:/A50jBrRm6G9+3KrRMDMJn+aNqwI

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:
7.8855  (probably packed)

Code size:
697 KB (713,728 bytes)

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