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SearchProtectionStub.exe

Search Protection Stub

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 SearchProtectionStub.exe by Spigot has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Spigot Setup installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Search Protection Stub

Version:
9.6.0.4

MD5:
f7b86459ee3db025e8d433f03f26890d

SHA-1:
d4934b6da9960245f33515ab7fcc56992eb274c1

SHA-256:
956e8b4a33b83662957052b55b5b85ba541566f247596053eb0625607ac49018

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:03:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Widgi
4.0.3.14730

Dr.Web
Adware.BGuard.24
9.0.1.0211

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Widgi (variant)
8.10171

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Spigot
v2014.08.07.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot.U
14.8.7.21

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0731
7.2.219

File size:
503.4 KB (515,488 bytes)

Product version:
9.6.0.4

Copyright:
(c) 2014 Spigot, Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
SearchProtectionStub.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Spigot Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\searchprotectionstub.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:
4/10/2010 8:19:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3mJT9LmW+nsr6wTNjkZS3QvhfWXwk3wvsFI7:3mJT9LmWsQeZVdWXB

Entry address:
0x354B

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 84, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 06, 47, 00, E8, 67, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 80, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 86, 40, 00, 68, A0, 85, 46, 00, E8, 35, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 23, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9694

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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