avg-antivirus-free.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 avg-antivirus-free.exe by TUGUU, SL 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, SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c3912d165346164a9f20faf05938f0bc

SHA-1:
8c98fdd84b56101031869d8b4cb9a3da1547c605

SHA-256:
c0d278cae3a60c964f950f7b242e9f73b53ccd673438e95a355744ae0dc129f2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
5/10/2024 2:32:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler (M)
15.12.12.12

File size:
320.5 KB (328,232 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avg-antivirus-free.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/26/2013 2:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/27/2014 1:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="TUGUU, SL", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="TUGUU, SL", L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

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:
1DE894C9D18A7BB0CFA10F699F31A9A4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/3/2014 11:57:44 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:zMBMXBfEpLjJelc/dV3CImWhJMtC7LvaSXG+duyNrPjEOMlqKVemYV:zW+BwZIe/3CImmqtwjaLQuEEOhKVe7

Entry address:
0x31FF

Entry point:
B8, 3C, B5, 4C, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 72, 65, 73, 7A, 69, 70, 00, 4C, 82, 70, 0A, 6A, A0, 75, 26, A0, D5, AF, 64, B3, 43, BF, 86, 21, 15, 43, ED, 52, DE, 9D, AD, 77, 98, FF, 55, 07, 4C, 28, 5E, 54, 8C, 41, 02, 45, D1, 7E, FA, 00, 16, BE, 92, 89, EE, 2D, 50, 43, F5, 1A, 43, 6E, ED, 0E, 45, 74, 44, 21, 6C, 65, 5A, 40, 54, 2A, D3, DA, E3, F9, 4E, 0C, 6E, 1F, 4F, 04, 8E, C5, 40, FD, 54, 12, 28, 77, D2, 41, F9, 1E, 57, A3, 34, 88, 83, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.9908  (probably packed)

Code size:
112.5 KB (115,200 bytes)

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