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avast-antivirus.exe

Tuguu SL

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 avast-antivirus.exe by Tuguu SL has been detected as adware by 35 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free AVAST Antivirus but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Tuguu SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e1b90654e9c5ac067665f79320fb2f84

SHA-1:
1585be208cc9bba2c60dddea33921cdf57248ff1

SHA-256:
1275e4ae4f885bd207154aedf2895ae243fbe069cc99682055129f05e3ce8c02

Scanner detections:
35 / 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:
4/30/2024 2:22:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
5727669

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.06.10

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Chir.B
7.11.30.172

Arcabit
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.0.425

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
150602-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Bundle_r.P
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.800

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-206
0.98/20557

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.JIK
22398

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.1
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AN potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/DomaIQ.AN!tr
6/9/2015

F-Prot
W32/MSIL_Troj.CL2.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Riskware.Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
5.14.151

G Data
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.204.16191

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2015.06.09.09

McAfee
Program.CryptDomaIQ
17.6.569.0

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
16.0.0.480

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.PayInt.cqksmh
0.30.24.2086

Norman
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
02.06.2015 14:23:46

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.06.09.09

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler
15.6.9.17

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.15607

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.15

Total Defense
Win32/DomainIQ.BdUWMJD
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
OScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
40828

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Lollipop.Win32.93
2.0.0.2215

File size:
447.1 KB (457,872 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\archivos\avast-antivirus.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/19/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, STREET=Avd Barranco de las Torres N10 Oficina 4A, L=Adeje, S=S/C de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F1F4478174C3E164CE93F4AB63CBA287

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/26/2013 2:38:09 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OcjIoVL80U2LPtNLV/Vixcy80Ssa7CAoOefF0nv3XlQo7CbkE9c7M+FyWGYoD:5LLPtNLmxK3mFBFMfV9GY+cM5D

Entry address:
0xD75B

Entry point:
E8, 99, 59, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 70, 35, 42, 00, E8, EB, 22, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 70, A8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 84, 5B, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 8B, 63, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, F7, 22, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 7F, 5A, 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, A8, E0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, 95, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 4B, 51, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3829

Code size:
114 KB (116,736 bytes)

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