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um.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 um.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.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
474ad63c8a5aa500fd90686586762412

SHA-1:
92e8e6c2947a3a6f5fc634aa9174bf656e2fae02

SHA-256:
bbaff6bd6b6c968b7a86d2016b6f667104d425252923d1a0f26bf44625c49285

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:
11/27/2024 1:55:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
16.12.8.18

File size:
1003.2 KB (1,027,232 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Spigot Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\update manager\um.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/9/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/11/2018 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Spigot, Inc.", O="Spigot, Inc.", L=Incline Vilalge, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
0FE530445BDBABB00E24B3A1FD389919

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 11:19:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.1037

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

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