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PUP.Optional.Spigot also known as not-a-virus:HEUR:WebToolbar.Win32.Spigot.gen, Unwanted-Program ( 004c199f1 ), PUP.Spigot/Variant.

Malware Analysis of PUP.Optional.Spigot – PREFERENCESMANAGER.EXE

Created files:

%Program Files Common%\Spigot\Preferences Manager\Lang\res1036.ini
%Program Files Common%\Spigot\Preferences Manager\Lang\res1040.ini
%Program Files Common%\Spigot\Preferences Manager\PreferencesManager.exe
%Program Files%\Application Updater\ApplicationUpdater.exe
%Program Files%\Application Updater\config.ini

Autostart registry keys:

HKLM\Software\Classes\CLSID\{05478A66-EDB6-4A22-A870-A5987F80A7DA}\InprocServer32\: “%Program Files%\Vuze Remote Toolbar\IE\26.7\vuzeToolbarIE.dll”
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\09A904EFFACCFA94082A67CA9C6E8FFC\InstallProperties\UninstallString: “MsiExec.exe /X{FE409A90-CCAF-49AF-80A2-76ACC9E6F8CF}”
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\09A904EFFACCFA94082A67CA9C6E8FFC\InstallProperties\DisplayName: “Vuze Remote Toolbar v26.7”
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\: “”
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\SearchSettings: “”%Program Files Common%\Spigot\Preferences Manager\PreferencesManager.exe””
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FE409A90-CCAF-49AF-80A2-76ACC9E6F8CF}\UninstallString: “MsiExec.exe /X{FE409A90-CCAF-49AF-80A2-76ACC9E6F8CF}”
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FE409A90-CCAF-49AF-80A2-76ACC9E6F8CF}\DisplayName: “Vuze Remote Toolbar v26.7”
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\services\Application Updater\ImagePath: “”%Program Files%\Application Updater\ApplicationUpdater.exe””
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\services\Application Updater\DisplayName: “Application Updater”
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\services\Program Manager\ImagePath: “%Program Files Common%\ProgramManager\ProgramManager.exe”
HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\services\Program Manager\DisplayName: “Program Manager”

Detected by UnHackMe:

PREFERENCESMANAGER.EXE
Default location: %PROGRAM FILES COMMON%\SPIGOT\PREFERENCES MANAGER\PREFERENCESMANAGER.EXE

Dropper hash(md5): 1137c4495c2599b12eee0f8d0a5a7be8

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