Spigot, Inc. - 6% Detection Rate *
Did you just stumble upon a download or a file on your computer that has been digitally signed by Spigot, Inc.? Some of the security products refers to the detected files as a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi and PUP.Optional.Spigot.A. The detection rate for the Spigot, Inc. files collected here is 6%. Please read on for more details.
You will typically notice Spigot, Inc. when running the file. The publisher name is then displayed as the "Verified publisher" in the UAC dialog as the screenshot shows:
You can view the additional details from the Spigot, Inc. digital signature with the following steps:
- Open up Windows Explorer and locate the Spigot, Inc. file
- Right-click the file and select Properties
- Click the Digital Signatures tab
- Click the View Certificate button
Here is a screenshot of a file digitally signed by Spigot, Inc.:
As you can see in the screenshot above, Windows states that "This digital signature is OK". This means that the file has been published by Spigot, Inc. and that the file has not been tampered with.
If you click the View Certificate button shown in the screenshot above, you can view all the details of the certificate, such as when it was issued, who issued the certificate, how long it is valid, and so on. You can also see the address for Spigot, Inc., such as the street name, city and country.
VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA and COMODO RSA Code Signing CA has issued the Spigot, Inc. certificates. You can also see the details of the issuer by clicking the View Certificate button shown in the screengrab above.
Spigot, Inc. Files
The following are the Spigot, Inc. files I've gathered, thanks to the FreeFixer users.
Scanner and Detection Names
Here is the detection names for the Spigot, Inc. files. I have grouped the detection names by each scanner engine. Thanks to VirusTotal for the scan results.
| Scanner | Detection Names |
|---|---|
| AVG | Win32/DH{DyAkIiU}, Toolbar.AHC |
| AVware | Spigot (fs) |
| Agnitum | PUA.Toolbar.Widgi!, Riskware.Adware!9zyjv5VfDxA |
| Antiy-AVL | Trojan/Win32.BTSGeneric |
| Avast | Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk] |
| Avira | ADWARE/Widgi.1340016, ADWARE/Adware.Gen, ADWARE/Spigot.Gen7, ADWARE/Widgi.897520 |
| Baidu-International | PUA.Win32.Spigot.77, Adware.Win32.Widgi.81, Adware.Win32.Widgi.gen, Adware.Win32.Toolbar.Dealio, PUA.Win32.Widgi.BG, PUA.Win32.Widgi.U, Trojan.Win32.Toolbar.AIqt, Adware.Win32.Spigot.71, Trojan.Win32.Toolbar.AhP, Adware.Win32.Widgi.45, PUA.Win32.Widgi.bG, Adware.Win32.Widgi.80 |
| Bkav | W64.HfsAdware.4DF2, W32.HfsAdware.4DF2 |
| Comodo | UnclassifiedMalware |
| DrWeb | Adware.Toolbar.335, Adware.Spigot.63, Adware.Spigot.76, Adware.Spigot.16, Adware.Spigot.72, Adware.Spigot.14, Adware.BGuard.24, Adware.Spigot.64 |
| ESET-NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi.A, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi.F, a variant of Win64/Toolbar.Widgi.B, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi.G, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi.U potentially unwanted, probably a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi, Win32/Toolbar.Widgi.A, a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi.H potentially unwanted |
| Emsisoft | Adware.Win32.Toolbar.Dealio.AMN (A), Gen:Trojan.Heur.Pq0@u8bPuGp (B), Adware.Win32.Toolbar.Dealio.AMN!A2, Riskware.Win32.Toolbar.Widgi.AMN (A) |
| Fortinet | W32/Spigot_Toolbar.U, W32/Spigot_Toolbar.N |
| GData | Win32.Adware.Spigot.B, Win32.Adware.Spigot.A |
| K7AntiVirus | Adware ( 004c3b1b1 ), Adware ( 004bd0911 ) |
| K7GW | Adware ( 004c3b1b1 ), Adware ( 004bd0911 ) |
| Kingsoft | Win32.Troj.Generic.a.(kcloud), Win32.Troj.BExtScan.ge.(kcloud) |
| Malwarebytes | PUP.Optional.Spigot.A, PUP.Optional.Spigot.SID, PUP.Dealio.TB |
| McAfee | Artemis!E6044AC0F312, Artemis!F8BD0E68B5BE, Artemis!75E094B6270C, Artemis!70BB5C5367C9 |
| McAfee-GW-Edition | Artemis!PUP, Artemis |
| MicroWorld-eScan | Win32/Adware.Toolbar.Dealio (ES) |
| NOD32 | a variant of Win32/Toolbar.Widgi |
| Panda | PUP/Spigot |
| Qihoo-360 | Win32/Virus.Adware.707, HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen |
| Rising | PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.18F8ACE6!418950374 |
| SUPERAntiSpyware | Adware.Toolbar-Dealio, PUP.Spigot/Variant |
| Sophos | Spigot Toolbar, Spigot Toolbar (PUA) |
| TrendMicro | ADW_BHO |
| TrendMicro-HouseCall | TROJ_GEN.F47V0910, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1105, Suspicious_GEN.F47V1115, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0609, TROJ_GEN.F47V0808, TROJ_GEN.F47V0716, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0121, TROJ_GEN.F47V0326, TROJ_GEN.F47V0102, TROJ_GEN.F47V1028, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0617, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0805, ADW_BHO, Suspicious_GEN.F47V0407 |
| VIPRE | Spigot (fs) |
| ViRobot | Scan Failed... |
| VirusBuster | Riskware.Adware!ABKpkNKA9p8 |
| eSafe | Win32.Trojan |
* How the Detection Percentage is Calculated
The detection percentage is based on the fact that I've gathered 18880 scan results for the Spigot, Inc. files. 1128 of these scan reports came up with some sort of detection. If you like, you can view the full details of the scan reports by examining the files listed above.
Analysis Details
The analysis is based on certificates with the following serial numbers:
- 494ff8e91607158cd480b23c615cff8b
- 4c3d599e302c4f7882544749dd59a53e
- 205aa0cba0aa4891c4af524ca2ee072c
- 0fe530445bdbabb00e24b3a1fd389919
- 0082841155378106313886b8da4a06d2b3