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IEInstaller.exe

IEInstaller

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 IEInstaller.exe 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:
IEInstaller

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
bfb40386f50f8604d3d682f798bce681

SHA-1:
b21a3a61ea317983b2112774e907fa2b5fde9178

SHA-256:
8a153cce337896b5688875c24e6adb02b30b87eb57d85afe07efe08f9e77bc46

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:
5/26/2024 10:29:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
16.12.9.23

File size:
217.5 KB (222,768 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2016

Original file name:
IEInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\apps\2.0\2moztp6l.5t5\lzo4r89y.4jo\101sweets_d9e1d387f5a564ec_0001.0000_0ac82b06360b089f\ieinstaller.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/9/2016 8:34:18 AM

Valid to:
2/8/2019 4:32:31 PM

Subject:
CN="Spigot, Inc.", O="Spigot, Inc.", L=Incline Village, S=NV, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G3, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
4AEFF7D71C3931C01D864495

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/9/2016 9:47:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
48.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x370AA

Entry point:
4D, 5A, 90, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 04, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, 00, 00, B8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0E, 1F, BA, 0E, 00, B4, 09, CD, 21, B8, 01, 4C, CD, 21, 54, 68, 69, 73, 20, 70, 72, 6F, 67, 72, 61, 6D, 20, 63, 61, 6E, 6E, 6F, 74, 20, 62, 65, 20, 72, 75, 6E, 20, 69, 6E, 20, 44, 4F, 53, 20, 6D, 6F, 64, 65, 2E, 0D, 0D, 0A, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
4.4309

Code size:
212.5 KB (217,600 bytes)

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