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Title: spigot - searchsetting.exe
Post by: siopawman on March 16, 2011, 03:21:09 PM

how do i delete this? i found the log in my file system shield and it can't delete it.
what does it do?

Title: Re: spigot - searchsetting.exe
Post by: Pondus on March 16, 2011, 03:35:14 PM

Google is your friend.....  ;)

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This file belongs to product Widgi Toolbar and was developed by company Spigot, Inc..

http://systemexplorer.net/filereviews.php?fid=365078

http://www.google.no/search?hl=no&q=spigot+-+searchsetting.exe&meta=&aq=f&oq=&rlz=1I7SUNC_no

Title: Re: spigot - searchsetting.exe
Post by: siopawman on March 16, 2011, 03:47:14 PM

why didnt avast automatically deleted it?

Title: Re: spigot - searchsetting.exe
Post by: Milos on March 16, 2011, 04:11:10 PM

Hello,
because it is detected as [PUP], isn't it? And it is better to move to chest (than delete) in case of false positive detection.

Milos

Title: Re: spigot - searchsetting.exe
Post by: Lisandro on March 16, 2011, 06:31:25 PM

siopawman, did you change avast scanning settings? PUPs aren't included by default.

Title: Re: spigot - searchsetting.exe
Post by: siopawman on March 16, 2011, 09:36:33 PM

Quote from: Milos on March 16, 2011, 04:11:10 PM

Hello,
because it is detected as [PUP], isn't it? And it is better to move to chest (than delete) in case of false positive detection.

Milos

this is true, however, just realizing this now, i checked the expert settings for file system shield and PUP as "move to chest" action. but the log indicated it as "delete". but it can't, says "Error: The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process(32)"

is my pc being sabotaged? can i delete that file?

Title: Re: spigot - searchsetting.exe
Post by: Lisandro on March 17, 2011, 01:48:38 AM

The better will be sending it to www.virustotal.com and posting back the link of the results.

Title: Re: spigot - searchsetting.exe
Post by: Nesivos on March 17, 2011, 02:31:58 AM

See here

http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=63642.0 (http://forum.avast.com/index.php?topic=63642.0)

and here

http://forums.techarena.in/technology-internet/1288657.htm (http://forums.techarena.in/technology-internet/1288657.htm)

There are a number of files/processes that can not be deleted when active.

Often if you try to delete something and Windows says you can't because it is in use the file will get removed on a reboot.