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ApplicationUpdater.exe

Application Updater

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 ApplicationUpdater.exe by Spigot has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Application Updater”. While running, it connects to the Internet address f3.d5.25ae.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application Updater

Version:
27, 2, 0, 1

MD5:
09aaaf3c673dba036894bac86ea2a4e5

SHA-1:
775b18b1e4e2314a5f39214f0ed0a121ce4bcc21

SHA-256:
92d1c05d671d8b8b31a04e82d0ae850625a6a1e08429dd4f15a8d7b78efc4185

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:
11/5/2024 2:46:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
17.3.8.15

File size:
1.3 MB (1,362,272 bytes)

Product version:
27, 2, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2015 Spigot, Inc.

Original file name:
ApplicationUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\application updater\applicationupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/16/2015 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
11/29/2017 5:30:00 PM

Subject:
CN="Spigot, Inc.", O="Spigot, Inc.", L=Incline Village, S=Nevada, C=US, PostalCode=89451, STREET="554 Mays Blvd. #10-456", SERIALNUMBER=E0212222011-9, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Nevada, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
03E5C440CF437E7CED5660E25E2C0DE7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/7/2017 4:41:26 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xC9868

Entry point:
E8, D2, BD, 00, 00, E9, A5, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8D, 45, 14, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, FA, 07, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8D, 45, 18, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 14, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 81, 08, 00, 00, 83, C4, 18, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 56, 33, F6, 39, 75, 0C, 75, 1D, E8, E2, 5B, 00, 00, 56, 56, 56, 56, 56, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, B9, F6, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 83, C8, FF, EB, 27, FF, 75, 14, 8D, 45, E0, FF, 75, 10, C7...
 
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Entropy:
6.5038

Code size:
968.5 KB (991,744 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Application Updater

Description:
Automatically downloads and installs application updates.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to f3.d5.25ae.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (174.37.213.243:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 25.1a.36a9.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (169.54.26.37:80)

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