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browser_update.exe

Lunacom Interactive Ltd

This is the Tuguu DomaIQ download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application browser_update.exe by Lunacom Interactive has been detected as adware by 26 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.
Publisher:
Lunacom Interactive Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c6eed678df2132a7d8359e51b2e41f4c

SHA-1:
1ed3cc40c663f8b52fde87b1904e67c251a71a01

SHA-256:
86a058b2019354c08bf1ad19f21fb50a4b549b003a724d386caf75668fbcb7da

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/20/2024 12:17:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
6387165

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2015.01.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.204.32

AVG
Adware DomaIQ.BK
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.105

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.~LKO
20799

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AH potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DomaIQ
1/21/2015

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14711

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Domalq
v2015.01.21.11

McAfee
Artemis!A2DAB622FEA9
5600.6878

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
16.0.0.63

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.dcdxzw
0.30.0.64812

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.01.21.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.LunacomInteractive
15.1.21.23

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10101

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Lollipop.Win32.155
2.0.0.2042

File size:
630.8 KB (645,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\browser_update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Lunacom Interactive Ltd

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/18/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/17/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Lunacom Interactive Ltd, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Lunacom Interactive Ltd, L=Tel Aviv-Jaffa, S=Israel, C=IL

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:
374739D0B1B7562D55B8044DEBF0C807

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7gUJj98qfQx6AJZpqMwfYHes9tcvYpsXp8/+WtV+SqzupPXK63rRRG:7gUjNQgAfpqMwfQeK8YrBIPypPpRRG

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9599

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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