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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:
10, 8, 0, 1

MD5:
5a3a25b65498365c9e5df1ec198509bf

SHA-1:
86e3c914f6627bab94fd107e6678cc7328febe8a

SHA-256:
d260673dee6ec2bf3df76055bd9be08f63d2cb819b678dcbc9b0117d689b0254

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:
5/17/2024 10:21:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
17.1.27.0

File size:
986.3 KB (1,009,936 bytes)

Product version:
10, 8, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2014 Spigot, Inc.

Original file name:
WidgiInstallHelper.dll

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\installer\msic4d0.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/17/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/18/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Spigot, Inc.", O="Spigot, Inc.", L=Incline Village, S=Nevada, 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:
4C3D599E302C4F7882544749DD59A53E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/15/2015 6:54:58 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x7482E

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, A0, B7, 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, B2, 3F, 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, 83, 3F, 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:
6.6914

Code size:
772 KB (790,528 bytes)

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