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browser_update.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 browser_update.exe by TUGUU SL has been detected as adware by 31 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.
Publisher:
TUGUU SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f18717a69ffcfdd13625e95763cc35b9

SHA-1:
bff91d58cef30b88612c32adf78898ff2c3bac27

SHA-256:
b7981e8bc4bcf932de127fb611423f002a83e72fc11b71225e1eba5e740dd0b7

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 9:24:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.L
890

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.08.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.169.216

avast!
DomaIQ-AV [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Bundle_r.P
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.L
1.0.20.1205

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-84
0.98/19312

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.JIK
19348

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.1
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.L
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AN potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/DomaIQ.AN!tr
8/29/2014

F-Prot
W32/MSIL_Troj.CL2.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.L
11.2014-29-08_6

G Data
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.7.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.08.29.12

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7024

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.L
15.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.PayInt.cqkalc
0.28.2.61861

nProtect
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.L
14.08.28.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.08.29.12

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TUGUUSL.O
14.8.28.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.14827

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
OScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.169
2.0.0.1905

File size:
450.4 KB (461,200 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TUGUU SL

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2013 12:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 12:24:02 PM

Subject:
CN=TUGUU SL, O=TUGUU SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2776B257979F9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/28/2013 1:16:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:HmnTNtY/X+hpoIyrA+Yn04eGhpD1S/JKQse:UkX+h2IyMznfh88Q

Entry address:
0xD74B

Entry point:
E8, 99, 59, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 90, 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:
7.3905

Code size:
114 KB (116,736 bytes)

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