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absinthe.exe

Tuguu S.L.

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 absinthe.exe by Tuguu S.L has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
443a39641eb7a6107e9e8fb459bdf4d7

SHA-1:
a88a047066b06c237b44a783890e146b4ce3cb7d

SHA-256:
efc35a733779db79b8e2e4914412164029c26ef44b7c7133da74dc914f6d114f

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
4/16/2024 7:12:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
953

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.06.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.P.1
7.11.157.46

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic_r.HX
2014.0.3972

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1.0.20.885

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DMIQ.A
18681

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.4
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AY.gen potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-26c86127
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-26-06_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Tuguu
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12538

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.06.26.10

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7087

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
15.0.0.531

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.crbkiq
0.28.0.60475

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.DomaIQ.519736
14.06.26.02

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.06.26.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
6.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TuguuSL.I
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.14624

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.31
2.0.0.1839

File size:
507.6 KB (519,736 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\absinthe.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu S.L.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/18/2014 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu S.L., OU=U B76539535, O=Tuguu S.L., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
08EC69B75B2FE31EC2C53E0E441AC0E1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/13/2013 6:55:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3hWGS92iz3lpWgDfZrltgO+LEarjR5vGQL:JS9/zDZrltt+Lpr/uA

Entry address:
0xD141

Entry point:
E8, CB, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 08, 43, 42, 00, E8, C5, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 58, A8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, B6, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, BD, 6D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D1, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, B1, 64, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, 80, F0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, A5, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 71, 5C, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4341

Code size:
119.5 KB (122,368 bytes)

The file absinthe.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dlp.cloudsvr50.com/td1/37/absinthe/24/.../Ji6hTI37

http://ttb.pitisoft.com/download/request/.../FZjsSq4E?keyword=absinthe&source=63051-1030_8100_us

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