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vtoolstoolbar.exe

Vtools Toolbar v7.6

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 vtoolstoolbar.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:
Vtools Toolbar v7.6

Description:
Setup Launcher Unicode

Version:
7.6

MD5:
f79c26fa537aceee823efff97ab62811

SHA-1:
c106a4f29f6634b62760687ff234c4728ebf6770

SHA-256:
1fe9fa1170adabdb06b693749de1da9944b404b822f52beda7ea2b54b106067f

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:
4/26/2024 5:55:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot.Installer (M)
16.2.12.2

File size:
4.1 MB (4,250,584 bytes)

Product version:
7.6

Copyright:
Copyright ?? 2005-2013 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\vtoolstoolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/26/2012 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/29/2015 6:59:59 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:
494FF8E91607158CD480B23C615CFF8B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/25/2012 8:16:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:ZnA5OLieju67ZsZ3t7Xwj5G0excWgxnBnermp:pA50jhsWG0qK5Cmp

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:
7.8184  (probably packed)

Code size:
697 KB (713,728 bytes)

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