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vuzetoolbar.exe

Vuze Remote 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 vuzetoolbar.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from webupdate.mybrowserbar.com.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Vuze Remote Toolbar v9.0

Description:
Setup Launcher Unicode

Version:
9.0

MD5:
3af3ef11138a8b7313583e58ff0824b2

SHA-1:
713d918d142e62537377eb35314cf41317f4af12

SHA-256:
fd48c068ba8e5c2188355d68cfeeb043ec9bb36e2403935c17c7e0df46e0a92c

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 12:54:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Spigot.9
9.0.1.0108

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Widgi (variant)
8.9696

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Toolbar_Widgi
4/18/2014

McAfee
Artemis!3AF3EF11138A
5600.7156

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Spigot.L
14.8.7.21

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0407
7.2.108

File size:
4.9 MB (5,152,816 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\vuzetoolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/28/2015 4:59:59 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 6:16:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:WnA5OLieju6rZtXNn0WeRophMbkgAT4ElTNq7j1n8Jsv:IA50jhtXNntvMbk3TtBq7jpHv

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:
7.8661  (probably packed)

Code size:
697 KB (713,728 bytes)

The file vuzetoolbar.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://webupdate.mybrowserbar.com/kits/autoupdate/52/.../vuzeToolbar.exe

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