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Toolbar-SetDefaultSearch.exe

Toolbar-SetDefaultSearch

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 Toolbar-SetDefaultSearch.exe, “Toolbar Set Default Search” by Spigot has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Toolbar-SetDefaultSearch

Description:
Toolbar Set Default Search

Version:
4, 8, 0, 2

MD5:
f54cf62f02beef7ad59c6b5e7a3faff0

SHA-1:
209eadfe004a96cd9dc4ba0c88c8c8be8e2c6e1f

SHA-256:
db67a623cf66d932a98d77ab46202b39069d963ddb49633b6a005df9284002b8

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:
4/19/2024 3:50:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot.Toolbar (M)
16.2.6.23

File size:
494.8 KB (506,720 bytes)

Product version:
4, 8, 0, 2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2010 Spigot, Inc.

Original file name:
Toolbar-SetDefaultSearch.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\toolbar-setdefaultsearch.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:
11/15/2011 2:29:08 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:/3qAzT5gZuqD6Hi8VWiOpZoa630tHyOTCaA3jqMk75+O4LXo0PM52nosdw3zcWPR:/dRW6C8Vy6ac0P+3W554MUMadwD3cY

Entry address:
0x50E11

Entry point:
E8, 4D, 4E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, F0, 46, 00, E8, F5, 16, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, FC, 72, 47, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 30, 29, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 37, 31, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 01, 17, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 2B, 28, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, 20, 31, 46, 00, 83, 3D, 48, 54, 47, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 18, 46, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6957

Code size:
389 KB (398,336 bytes)

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