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WidgiHelper.exe

Widgi Toolbar

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 WidgiHelper.exe, “WidgiHelper Application” by Spigot has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Spigot, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Widgi Toolbar

Description:
WidgiHelper Application

Version:
27, 2, 0, 1

MD5:
881f2f0c5b2b00e5eb66ac5e8c10783b

SHA-1:
ec3fdac63907215585c9c81a93ee14fb3daded7e

SHA-256:
0c84745516ecc347be3940ee2223113e633b3e8196d826fd09e29226f42adf96

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:
11/5/2024 2:23:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Spigot (M)
17.3.8.15

File size:
106.8 KB (109,408 bytes)

Product version:
27, 2, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2005-2015 Spigot, Inc.

Original file name:
WidgiHelper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\vuze remote toolbar\widgihelper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Spigot, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/15/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/29/2017 8:00:00 AM

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:
03E5C440CF437E7CED5660E25E2C0DE7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/7/2017 7:16:03 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x227B

Entry point:
E8, A2, 2C, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 56, 57, FF, 35, 48, EA, 40, 00, E8, C2, 10, 00, 00, FF, 35, 44, EA, 40, 00, 8B, F8, 89, 7D, FC, E8, B2, 10, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 59, 59, 3B, F7, 0F, 82, 83, 00, 00, 00, 8B, DE, 2B, DF, 8D, 43, 04, 83, F8, 04, 72, 77, 57, E8, D0, 2D, 00, 00, 8B, F8, 8D, 43, 04, 59, 3B, F8, 73, 48, B8, 00, 08, 00, 00, 3B, F8, 73, 02, 8B, C7, 03, C7, 3B, C7, 72, 0F, 50, FF, 75, FC, E8, 5E, 2D, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 75, 16, 8D, 47, 10, 3B, C7, 72, 40, 50, FF, 75...
 
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Entropy:
5.6738

Code size:
34 KB (34,816 bytes)

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