ccleaner.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 ccleaner.exe by Tuguu S.L has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Piriform CCleaner 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:
9a5a5661f2875b47dc8f0c38d750e064

SHA-1:
f3a3924acd7a6c956da823b1de280f605d25091f

SHA-256:
3e5f9642fcc03d7aa82db114219454c54a2723c761e135e6b8f22d2bf59f21e9

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/26/2024 3:49:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.941455
1002

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.147.176

AVG
DomaIQ
2015.0.3480

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.941455
1.0.20.640

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26636
9.0.1.0125

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.941455
8.14.05.08.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9761

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.941455
11.2014-08-05_5

G Data
Adware.Generic.941455
14.5.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.11984

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3911

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.05.05.07

McAfee
PUP-FJP!592AF1822EE8
5600.7136

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.941455
15.0.0.384

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.05.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TuguuSL.I
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28904

File size:
801 KB (820,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
5/5/2014 3:51:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:A8pVRWw6fX9+wfupc32/zBj5dy7H5cmaduICyIOspJI5qt3tu:AOVcftjfqrNn2W8I/IOMzt3tu

Entry address:
0x3D77

Entry point:
E8, 61, 2D, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, E9, 8E, 13, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 20, 82, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 8D, 36, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 4C, CF, 42, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 28, 82, 42, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F...
 
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Entropy:
5.9733

Code size:
110 KB (112,640 bytes)

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

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