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idasetup.exe

Download.com Installer

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 idasetup.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 program is a setup application that uses the Spigot Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.cnet.com.
Publisher:
Download.com  (signed by Spigot, Inc.)

Product:
Download.com Installer

Version:
1.0.0.19

MD5:
f00be9926bad9da7a52447f8398a5d1c

SHA-1:
049ffe52fa0b5a21b2ba9766a4ed8d5c344c06d4

SHA-256:
df6f10fa52e624e4614097ee1624561ed7960e4e29da11621888716e2b2a6306

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 8:26:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
16.12.6.15

File size:
229.4 KB (234,912 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.19

Copyright:
(c) 2014 Download.com. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
CnetStub.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Spigot Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\idasetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/20/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/22/2017 3:00:00 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:
0E22C73A7CB0A3988AA00FE82072E3F0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 1:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:uQIURTXJMIHVY2BNjcjcLJ2XCvDxjaDC6BLo:uszVYe3dxb1aDlo

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.0502

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://download.cnet.com/.../?appid=10190491

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