7-zip.exe

Tuguu SL

The Tuguu download and install manager uses the DomalIQ installer to bundle additional adware offers such as toolbars and browser extensions during the setup process. This software distributes modified installers which are not the same as the original distributed by the author. The application 7-zip.exe by Tuguu SL has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dlp.download-21.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Tuguu SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2cecb1ebbfbdee614c75fa34e2b35239

SHA-1:
db552b669d9ddf6ef2f7f9ac5051e193c1a1e230

SHA-256:
d38a91b934fde38e0e39387c8ba859d1214548f17eb489a8c3f8f4a43da40999

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:16:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.DomaIQ.H
955

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.156.162

avast!
Installer-AE [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2014.0.3972

Bitdefender
Adware.DomaIQ.H
1.0.20.875

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.S
18656

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.DomaIQ
8.14.06.24.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AJ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
6/24/2014

F-Secure
Adware.DomaIQ.H
11.2014-24-06_3

G Data
Adware.DomaIQ
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12512

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.06.24.06

McAfee
Artemis!6D113D79991A
5600.7089

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.DomaIQ.H
15.0.0.525

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Packed.cqxvek
0.28.0.60475

nProtect
Adware.DomaIQ.H
14.06.24.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.06.24.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TuguuSL.F
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10523

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

File size:
327.3 KB (335,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\7-zip.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/11/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 6:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES, PostalCode=38670, STREET=Calle Bentinerfe (Pol Industrial De La Atala) 35, SERIALNUMBER=B76539535, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=ES, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0C6B6125B506B75A743332123041C893

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:35 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:fzfNiYPbSAYO9xDK4iQcE/63II6kk0ToM3nzlpOocaFDUI2bMawkSB7yZz6QAr4z:5imbvbO40E/6dk0To2nRQocaFDUI4VtH

Entry address:
0x323F

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 27, 7A, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, E4, 26, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 1E, 7A, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8843

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file 7-zip.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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