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audacity.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 audacity.exe by Tuguu S.L has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1bc0b57341bf291015296870089d5a7e

SHA-1:
038fd020f54a01dbe38db37032a854a98805766f

SHA-256:
1b3b4dd8480ecf7b601d589f69e87658f462fd39ba905108e86878255d8971ef

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles third-party components such as adware in the installer.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 7:40:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler (M)
16.2.5.20

File size:
543.6 KB (556,632 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\audacity.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:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:nuog2wdOQ4MFhNSZSBPONjXBeyl6DW7w2pKuyelP3LOwHJ7kt/+p:njiccqSsXQy0cVCe5LOoJAtU

Entry address:
0x30FA

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, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file audacity.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.softonic.fr/sads?ev=c&directdownload=1&co=CA&sid=f440b4b6be0796b2abdbf0e531122067&upv=28dc38115bb28d1251ee9c8f14cc4e22&z=results&sk=0&params=F24F8F4D368AFA5D32C8A90D9EFD1CBAD9AA31916B3AB1D7B787BC6DC1C956863A5FE8CCC4FE4776367FCA79261ABE1FE8A03020FDA3636617F3B1E9D2A8823EBF4CE24C49B07584190A59F25FF13BA40E176723BD64F14F03AC3A2DF7EEB433332C0E3041C6CE0DAD8B7B92A23D5BC097E83C4A046BC5398F5585ABE7E172D9D4ED19782DD005553CB60CDCBCEFD29A9FD8BA6BBBDFEA437424861099E21AD7&h=A2842B47540C24C395D045AF1CD94D09E2817256F748C4B80DC50CF6F84D17FC&f=14262&d=http://dls.softlate.com/d/27/audacity/.../361

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