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adobe-reader.exe

Lunacom Interactive Ltd

This is the Tuguu DomaIQ download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application adobe-reader.exe by Lunacom Interactive has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Adobe's free Reader but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Lunacom Interactive Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2c25412516bec2125aaa9bdb1a6412dd

SHA-1:
332aacb9a65cc00fd8e08cad7d1bd67acf5b6a7c

SHA-256:
074edb241cc94bc9e82cc24cd93d4e6ad52d9b11b28760fa4f247065b6508186

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 12:17:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
845

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.177.224

avast!
DomaIQ-AD [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3323

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1430

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.O
19788

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
14.10.13

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AG potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-13-10_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.10.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13662

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.13.11

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.858

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.csgoxm
0.28.2.62483

Norman
DomaIQ.CERT
11.20141013

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.10.13.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.LunacomInteractive.P
14.10.13.8

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Lollipop.Win32.266
2.0.0.1953

File size:
822.5 KB (842,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adobe-reader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Lunacom Interactive Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/18/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/17/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Lunacom Interactive Ltd, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Lunacom Interactive Ltd, L=Tel Aviv-Jaffa, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
374739D0B1B7562D55B8044DEBF0C807

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:29 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VDuuddOz/jvPAcHtbL2uzpazN3uaLQLM7zil8l8InCAr1k5kBQ8ZvzVHA/72lrS8:pueUr8cNbpzwB+a0LMSECKkWOAvzCYN

Entry address:
0x30DE

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 27, 7A, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, A4, 26, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 68, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 1E, 7A, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9713

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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