Should I block it?

No, this file is 100% safe to run.

VersionsAdditional versions

6, 9, 0, 1 25.00%
6, 6, 0, 4 75.00%

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advapi32.dll
OpenProcessToken, RegEnumValueW, GetSecurityDescriptorLength, MakeSelfRelativeSD, GetSecurityDescriptorControl, GetSecurityDescriptorOwner, GetSecurityDescriptorGroup, GetSecurityDescriptorDacl, GetSecurityDescriptorSacl, ConvertStringSecurityDescriptorToSecurityDescriptorW, RegDeleteKeyW, RegDeleteValueW, RegCloseKey, RegCreateKeyExW, RegOpenKeyExW, RegSetValueExW, RegQueryInfoKeyW, RegEnumKeyExW, RegNotifyChangeKeyValue, RegQueryValueExW, DuplicateTokenEx, GetTokenInformation, CopySid, GetLengthSid, IsValidSid, ConvertSidToStringSidW
comctl32.dll
PropertySheetW, InitCommonControlsEx
gdi32.dll
ExtTextOutW, SetBkColor, SetTextColor, GetObjectW, CreateFontIndirectW, GetStockObject, SetBkMode, SelectObject, DeleteObject
kernel32.dll
GetFileSize, DeleteFileW, GetModuleHandleA, GetVersion, GetFileAttributesW, OutputDebugStringA, CreateFileMappingW, MapViewOfFile, UnmapViewOfFile, OpenEventW, PulseEvent, CreateToolhelp32Snapshot, Process32FirstW, Process32NextW, TerminateProcess, GetExitCodeProcess, GetPrivateProfileStringW, GetTempPathW, WideCharToMultiByte, GetVersionExW, VerSetConditionMask, VerifyVersionInfoW, GetProcessHeap, HeapFree, FormatMessageW, HeapAlloc, DebugBreak, OutputDebugStringW, GetCurrentProcessId, FindFirstFileW, FindNextFileW, ExpandEnvironmentStringsW, CreateDirectoryW, SetFileAttributesW, CopyFileW, SetEndOfFile, FindClose, GetSystemTime, SystemTimeToFileTime, SetFileTime, GetFullPathNameW, GetFullPathNameA, CreateFileA, QueryPerformanceCounter, InterlockedCompareExchange, UnlockFile, LockFile, GetTickCount, UnlockFileEx, GetSystemTimeAsFileTime, FormatMessageA, GetFileAttributesA, LockFileEx, GetDiskFreeSpaceW, LoadLibraryA, GetDiskFreeSpaceA, GetSystemInfo, GetFileAttributesExW, GetTempPathA, AreFileApisANSI, DeleteFileA, CompareStringW, lstrcpyW, CreateThread, SetErrorMode, IsDebuggerPresent, SetUnhandledExceptionFilter, UnhandledExceptionFilter, GetStartupInfoW, InterlockedExchange, HeapSize, HeapReAlloc, HeapDestroy, VirtualAlloc, VirtualFree, IsProcessorFeaturePresent, FlushFileBuffers, SetFilePointer, WriteFile, ReadFile, Sleep, OpenMutexW, CreateFileW, ReadDirectoryChangesW, GetOverlappedResult, OpenProcess, CreateEventW, GetModuleFileNameW, LoadLibraryExW, IsWow64Process, LoadLibraryW, FreeLibrary, SetLastError, lstrcmpiW, GetModuleHandleW, InterlockedDecrement, InterlockedIncrement, lstrlenW, GetProcAddress, GetCurrentThreadId, lstrlenA, MultiByteToWideChar, WaitForSingleObject, ReleaseMutex, CreateMutexW, GetCurrentProcess, FlushInstructionCache, CloseHandle, FindResourceExW, FindResourceW, LoadResource, LockResource, SizeofResource, DeleteCriticalSection, InitializeCriticalSection, LeaveCriticalSection, EnterCriticalSection, RaiseException, GetLastError, GetTempFileNameW, LocalFree, DllMain
msvcp90.dll
DllMain
msvcr90.dll
DllMain
ole32.dll
CoInitialize, CoUninitialize, CoTaskMemFree, CoCreateInstance, CoTaskMemRealloc, CLSIDFromString, OleRun, CoCreateGuid, StringFromGUID2, CoTaskMemAlloc
psapi.dll
GetModuleBaseNameW, EnumProcessModules, EnumProcesses
shell32.dll
ShellExecuteW, SHGetFolderPathW, Shell_NotifyIconW, ShellExecuteExW
shlwapi.dll
PathFileExistsW, PathAppendW, PathIsDirectoryW, PathAddBackslashW, UrlEscapeW
user32.dll
GetClassNameW, LoadBitmapW, RealGetWindowClassW, ModifyMenuW, IsMenu, CopyRect, GetWindowDC, DrawTextExW, BeginPaint, EndPaint, FillRect, IsWindowEnabled, GetSysColor, GetFocus, DrawFocusRect, SetCursor, SetFocus, SetCapture, GetCapture, ReleaseCapture, GetDlgCtrlID, GetCursorPos, PtInRect, UpdateWindow, InvalidateRect, LoadCursorW, CreateWindowExW, GetWindowTextLengthW, SetRectEmpty, EnableWindow, GetDC, ReleaseDC, DrawTextW, OffsetRect, CallWindowProcW, UnregisterClassA, MoveWindow, ScreenToClient, GetDlgItem, SetDlgItemTextW, wvsprintfW, LoadStringW, SendMessageTimeoutW, GetWindowTextW, GetDesktopWindow, IsWindow, GetWindowThreadProcessId, SetActiveWindow, EnumWindows, PostMessageW, DefWindowProcW, DestroyWindow, CharNextW, RegisterWindowMessageW, GetActiveWindow, DialogBoxParamW, KillTimer, GetWindow, GetWindowRect, MonitorFromWindow, GetMonitorInfoW, GetClientRect, MapWindowPoints, EndDialog, SetWindowLongW, SetWindowTextW, SendMessageW, LoadImageW, GetSystemMetrics, SetTimer, GetWindowLongW, SendDlgItemMessageW, GetParent, SetWindowPos
userenv.dll
UnloadUserProfile
wininet.dll
InternetGetConnectedState, InternetQueryOptionW, InternetCloseHandle, InternetOpenW, HttpQueryInfoW, InternetCrackUrlW, InternetReadFile, HttpSendRequestW, HttpOpenRequestW, InternetConnectW, InternetSetOptionW

SearchSettings.exe

Widgi Toolbar by CBS Interactive (Signed)

Remove SearchSettings.exe
Version:   6, 9, 0, 1
MD5:   77a6135ca783d714c90be034edce5dc5
SHA1:   de5bcd9c1221fdf0ef273f143afbd4e1841529b5
SHA256:   440e44f9f6fd3a60f94c2d669bf4c751324c7358ae4d05276814b564b168261a

Overview

searchsettings.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges. It is set to be start when the PC boots and any user logs into Windows (added to the Run registry key for the all users under the local machine). The file is digitally signed by CBS Interactive which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:searchsettings.exe
Publisher:CBS Interactive
Product name:Widgi Toolbar
Description:Search Settings
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\common files\spigot\search settings\searchsettings.exe
File version:6, 9, 0, 1
Size:1.26 MB (1,318,120 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:CBS Interactive
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Sunday, May 8, 2011
Expiration date:Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 9.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

BehaviorsBehaviors

Startup files (all users) run
Runs under the registry key 'HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run'
  • 'SearchSettings' → "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Spigot\Search Settings\SearchSettings.exe"

ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00009063%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00002229%
0.013761%
User CPU:0.00006834%
0.014873%
Kernel CPU time:15,625 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:144/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:2.56 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):6.84 MB
Private (minimum):6.82 MB
Non-paged memory:2.56 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:44.91 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):49.55 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.82 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):6.89 MB
37.95 MB
Resource allocations
Threads:5
12
Handles:196
600
GUI GDI count:30
103
GUI USER count:18
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:"C:\Program Files\common files\spigot\search settings\searchsettings.exe"
Owner:User
Parent process:Explorer.EXE (Windows Explorer by Microsoft)

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 75.00%
Windows 7 Home Premium 25.00%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

Canada installs about 50.00% of Widgi Toolbar.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 100.00%
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