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statsmanager.exe

StatsMan Application

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 statsmanager.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. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘STM’.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
StatsMan Application

Version:
1, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
bbbb04f853f61d506a31a88e77d0a463

SHA-1:
074b1f789e852497420820ef382b7c1a7f204ad9

SHA-256:
c08e730969fd869f1657af9807d3a61c70d27ebcb0922f3805aea26fd603647b

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 7:47:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
16.10.10.10

File size:
1.1 MB (1,147,248 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2016

Original file name:
StatsMan.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Spigot Setup

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\statsmanager\statsmanager.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/22/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/22/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Spigot, Inc.", O="Spigot, Inc.", STREET="774 Mays Blvd. #10-456", L=Incline Village, S=NV, PostalCode=89451, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
009AAC5D92E7E2B9208B0D220D9CCC9750

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/21/2016 8:28:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:OVLb6K9wfyAPR6pZwvilQKzwbdlzkGvaHQbvD57VOZQyLPw:OVLCOSvtggaHQX5ZO1LPw

Entry address:
0xA9159

Entry point:
E8, C4, 67, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 57, 56, E8, EE, F0, FF, FF, 33, FF, 59, 3B, F7, 75, 1D, E8, 0A, 3C, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, EF, FD, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 83, C8, FF, EB, 34, 39, 7D, 0C, 74, DE, B9, FF, FF, FF, 7F, C7, 45, EC, 49, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, E8, 89, 75, E0, 89, 4D, E4, 3B, C1, 77, 03, 89, 45, E4, FF, 75, 14, 8D, 45, E0, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 0C, 50, FF, 55, 08, 83, C4, 10, 5F, C9, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 8D, 45, 10...
 
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Code size:
808 KB (827,392 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
STM

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\statsmanager\statsmanager.exe"


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