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

MD5:
567a56a590ba1545aa84e507f1e2d3e9

SHA-1:
f088724aa7d2bfc4a2d9e94aaa9980c48c8adc43

SHA-256:
445c88044918819347db321726484c897cd72d42eeece41e304c84006ab52288

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:
4/9/2025 9:40:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
17.3.14.20

File size:
509.8 KB (522,072 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\emailaccessonline.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

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

Valid to:
11/22/2017 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:
02B05D99F385BF79D21CB3469ED29231

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/20/2017 5:30:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x112D6

Entry point:
E8, 57, B7, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 90, E3, 42, 00, E8, 30, 10, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 4C, 58, 43, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 5B, 74, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 62, 7C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 3C, 10, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 56, 73, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, D4, 90, 42, 00, 83, 3D, 8C, 3E, 43, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 22, AF, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.2391

Code size:
159.5 KB (163,328 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=37fe6c65-631a-4deb-aff8-affad330738e&dfn=EmailAccessOnline

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