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ytdtoolbar.exe

YTD Toolbar v8.1

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 ytdtoolbar.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.mybrowserbar.com.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
YTD Toolbar v8.1

Description:
Setup Launcher Unicode

Version:
8.1

MD5:
f916885afc10011596864b8be255adcc

SHA-1:
3bc925a7da7fe5619005aef130eb5d446c7350ff

SHA-256:
79fc733f4a25d26f4fc51e4d91ab041f098c70695ee3c8139701ffedafa5dace

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:
4/25/2024 5:39:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Spigot.K
14.8.7.21

File size:
4.3 MB (4,494,904 bytes)

Product version:
8.1

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\ytdtoolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
3/29/2015 2:59:59 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 4:16:12 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:pnA5OLieju6rZeSxKLgHf5jkqzN2k7Q2rCMN4RXPz4w61TPi:ZA50jBeSxKLgHxj122Q2rrmJ4wCG

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:
7.8335  (probably packed)

Code size:
697 KB (713,728 bytes)

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

http://download.mybrowserbar.com/kits/40/.../ytdToolbar.exe

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