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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 28 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free AVAST Antivirus but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
71ea1df937cdcc6b91ff648c194b1d79

SHA-1:
fd3c800de45ff8b925f2396dee79ef7e8398a62f

SHA-256:
0d040eae3a96899bc3cee3d140cd600d7e06a743c939aa656f1401e61d1e49d4

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/24/2024 3:52:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
993

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.05.17

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.150.60

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140517

AVG
DomaIQ
2015.0.3471

Bitdefender
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
1.0.20.685

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
18286

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2759
9.0.1.0137

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
8.14.05.17.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9814

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.C.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
11.2014-17-05_7

G Data
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
14.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12109

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3852

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.05.17.04

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!c2r
5600.7127

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
15.0.0.411

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lollipop.cxalla
0.28.0.59911

nProtect
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
14.05.16.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.17.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TuguuSL.F
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Lollipop
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29314

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.229
2.0.0.1791

File size:
438.6 KB (449,128 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 2:56:54 PM

Valid to:
12/9/2014 2:56:54 PM

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:
4/16/2014 10:37:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OFmiLuncbmmkHCUwDgt/ZSwLM2f3a6xAEg8ovT9ploCe1O6pRbYxvfTcYML:kmiGmkHC3s3SwLMAvxAQwjJe7SrUL

Entry address:
0x271A

Entry point:
E8, 27, 2E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 20, FA, 41, 00, E8, 0C, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, D8, 57, 42, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 29, 30, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 4C, 31, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 6D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, FD, 2E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 4C, 52, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, C0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, E3, 0A, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7363

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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

http://avast.antivirus-us.com/.../avast.exe

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