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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 20 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Adobe's free Reader but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Lunacom Interactive Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ab1a56c79d108d606314355d14d2e291

SHA-1:
68d1c85979f308261cbde3b0ae21bda57d3a20aa

SHA-256:
07d84bc95d9052262815bc56ca0e91b7a76c9088bb919458c86363e3968d7eb1

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/26/2024 6:40:00 AM 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

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:
822.4 KB (842,184 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:tDuuddOz/jvPAcHtbL2uzpazN3uaLQLM7zil8l8InCAr1k5kBQ8ZvzVHA/72lr4:hueUr8cNbpzwB+a0LMSECKkWOAvzCY4

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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