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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”.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Application Updater

Version:
26, 7, 0, 1

MD5:
a1a43c2efcd9d9a73a87880640afd5d1

SHA-1:
c78f7d9406e1fe26167612bc7cb32d1d06f4a44f

SHA-256:
091361335219a04272fe5d733e291bc4ad0db9641488f86ad70c40751cd9fe21

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:
12/25/2024 7:58:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
17.3.7.6

File size:
1.3 MB (1,359,712 bytes)

Product version:
26, 7, 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:
1/15/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/29/2017 7:00:00 AM

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:
12/22/2016 12:33:44 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0xC9618

Entry point:
E8, 23, BE, 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:
6.5060

Code size:
967.5 KB (990,720 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Application Updater

Description:
Automatically downloads and installs application updates.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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