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WidgiInstallHelper.dll

Widgi Toolbar

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 file WidgiInstallHelper.dll by Spigot has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Widgi Toolbar

Version:
4, 8, 0, 2

MD5:
44cfefd58b51ccd65fd298184ff57313

SHA-1:
551eadf1270bbaff1bc75dcc2ac356b3ccb7d483

SHA-256:
48c4007825286aca3efde3bda5377ff7de3ac6bb4cc02306e9286f545e49c7db

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 7:44:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
16.8.23.18

File size:
565.8 KB (579,424 bytes)

Product version:
4, 8, 0, 2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2011 Spigot, Inc.

Original file name:
WidgiInstallHelper.dll

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\smi341b.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/28/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/28/2012 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:
205AA0CBA0AA4891C4AF524CA2EE072C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/15/2011 7:28:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CX94d4n4ot5dBwUZQvZ369uH1k4appgdwDBZIKYR1:CX9444G5fpZQpH1kNppTByr

Entry address:
0x5A62E

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 46, 87, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 53, 33, DB, 39, 5D, 10, 75, 20, E8, C9, 11, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 29, ED, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 83, C8, FF, E9, A1, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, C3, 74, 21, 3B, F3, 75, 1D, E8, 9A, 11, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, FA, EC, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 83, C8, FF, EB, 74, C7...
 
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Entropy:
6.6705

Code size:
434.5 KB (444,928 bytes)

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