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SDSPlugin.dll

SDSPlugin Dynamic Link Library

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 module SDSPlugin.dll 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 the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SDSPlugin Dynamic Link Library

Version:
1, 0, 0, 2

MD5:
58a82bcdcea3abf6e6f8927d00cc9c17

SHA-1:
38c19ad4d10071abfa3b860485cc6df436d5ad46

SHA-256:
f9512d5bd4a6f4586773debbb624066b709b68882912d7e4eef5ac125762ae14

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:
12/24/2024 6:15:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
17.2.8.18

File size:
646.4 KB (661,864 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2014 Spigot, Inc.

Original file name:
SDSPlugin.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\sdsplugin.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/26/2012 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/29/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Spigot, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Spigot, Inc.", L=El Granada, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
494FF8E91607158CD480B23C615CFF8B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/18/2014 5:58:43 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x61E27

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, 4E, 62, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, F0, F6, 08, 10, E8, 66, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, 84, BB, 09, 10, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 2A, 64, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 52, 64, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 73, 64, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, 16, 63, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7087

Code size:
505 KB (517,120 bytes)

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