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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 28 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:
be9a694b5939ddaee105f99634271c42

SHA-1:
eb75ed2ea07086fe4f421b5f52350ce3878b4bc5

SHA-256:
0e713864ba0901f695a7e21230f2d3ea9e4d0e581ba54f5b4458341e0e42ee80

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/27/2024 1:10:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
6500181

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2015.03.14

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.144.168

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-AD [PUP]
2014.9-150313

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3171

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.360

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.O
18146

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.072

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AG potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
3/13/2015

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player_setup.exe (Adware)
2015.6.20.3

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11833

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.2350

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.03.13.09

McAfee
Artemis!C47BBDBABEF4
5600.6729

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
16.0.0.216

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.csgoyw
0.28.0.59492

Norman
DomaIQ.CERT
11.20150313

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.03.13.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.LunacomInteractive
15.3.13.21

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.12

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28484

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Lollipop.Win32.162
2.0.0.2098

File size:
823.2 KB (842,936 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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/17/2013 5:59:59 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 3:50:29 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:oueBr8cNbpzwB+afQqkXsW0QU0PtAHXEoTX3wgv9xh:ourcNpkB+RJcr4yH0oTXggv9xh

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:
7.9718

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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