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avast.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 avast.exe by Tuguu S.L has been detected as adware by 30 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 the free AVAST Antivirus but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.

File name:

avast.exe

Publisher:

Tuguu S.L. (signed and verified)

MD5:

68fbebf376aa6eb8e717c0d3cac27fc2

SHA-1:

a54ff91149fa3af109b593abe2460e3faed23e58

SHA-256:

07dd4e1070a25de1a2e9c1ede87611fa25cad746ebee7dda641138670415b447

Scanner detections:

30 / 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 4:35:51 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.16

864

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.Lollipop

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.DomaIQ

2014.07.27

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/DomaIQ.Gen

7.11.164.30

avast!

Win32:Adware-BQR [Adw]

2014.9-140923

AVG

Adware DomaIQ

2015.0.3342

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.16

1.0.20.1330

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Agent-6702

0.98/19168

Dr.Web

Trojan.Packed.26823

9.0.1.0266

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q

14.09.23

ESET NOD32

Win32/DomaIQ.BG potentially unwanted application

8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-85021d83

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2014-23-09_3

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.16

14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of microsoft-word.exe (Adware)

2014.12.5.17

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.AdInstaller

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.181.12846

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ

14.0.0.3207

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.DomaIQ

v2014.09.23.02

McAfee

CryptDomaIQ

5600.6998

Microsoft Security Essentials

Threat.Undefined

1.179.1221.0

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.16

15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.ddvvdb

0.28.2.62286

Panda Antivirus

PUP/MultiToolbar.A

14.09.23.02

Quick Heal

Adware.DomaIQ.BT3

9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.TuguuSL.F

14.9.23.13

Sophos

DomainIQ pay-per install

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4783235

31208

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.305

2.0.0.1930

File size:

262.2 KB (268,528 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Tuguu S.L.

Authority:

Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:

12/9/2013 6:56:54 AM

Valid to:

12/9/2014 6:56:54 AM

Subject:

CN=Tuguu S.L., O=Tuguu S.L., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:

SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:

4B49CE87BAE8BE

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

5/26/2014 2:17:54 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:KY7/4rMHhkF9V6fg7AQgiDu0A/ujAK3VyBz3GU0Y2:KYrmSUEEAVia0A/HBz3LG

Entry address:

0x5524

Entry point:

B8, 54, DA, 48, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 70, 65, 63, 4F, 4D, 50, 41, 43, 54, 32, 00, 03, 9E, 0A, F2, 32, E1, 78, E3, 10, 6E, 7C, 13, BC, CC, EE, 7D, C9, 95, FE, AF, FE, 99, F5, 38, F3, FA, CA, 0F, E2, 40, ED, 23, C6, DB, A0, 0F, A7, AD, 94, 3A, F1, 93, CA, 30, 5B, 9C, 31, C5, 5F, B8, 89, 76, BF, 63, A8, BD, 54, F5, D2, 6B, F6, 0F, BD, B1, 01, 57, C1, D5, DA, 79, C2, 9B, 90, 1D, F5, AF, 24, E7, CE, BC, B0, 43, A7, BE, F5, FD, F3, 1D, 38, E2, 74, 71, 82... 
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Entropy:

7.9199 (probably packed)

Code size:

111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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