home

emailaccessonline.exe

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 emailaccessonline.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 is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.proinstall-download.com.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5d5c9c8149268d17223f51d981713a5d

SHA-1:
06af74971745cbc7fe4afcdc083d464453764724

SHA-256:
ee0c011f4c60aa8123a0248267837b1c70c076b1e84c71ceed53b7dbf52e932c

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:
12/29/2024 8:01:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
17.3.15.15

File size:
530.9 KB (543,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\emailaccessonline.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/15/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/22/2017 4:00:00 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:
02B05D99F385BF79D21CB3469ED29231

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2017 5:28:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x12527

Entry point:
E8, 7E, B4, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8D, 42, FF, 5B, C3, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 64, 24, 00, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 53, 8B, D8, C1, E0, 08, 8B, 54, 24, 08, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 15, 8A, 0A, 83, C2, 01, 3A, CB, 74, CF, 84, C9, 74, 51, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EB, 0B, D8, 57, 8B, C3, C1, E3, 10, 56, 0B, D8, 8B, 0A, BF, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 8B, C1, 8B, F7, 33, CB, 03, F0, 03, F9, 83, F1, FF, 83, F0, FF, 33, CF, 33, C6, 83, C2, 04, 81...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.2747

Code size:
164 KB (167,936 bytes)

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

http://www.proinstall-download.com/cgi/.../iesdl.cgi?d=0&h=1&domain=emailaccessonline.com&implementation_id=email_&source=&adprovider=appfocus1&user_id=87b82f19-1ddd-48f7-a75a-48ba7f630be7&dfn=EmailAccessOnline

Remove emailaccessonline.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.