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chromesetup.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 chromesetup.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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
TUGUU, SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
96ec3ca64ca2d32b21f340b59d6caa6c

SHA-1:
ce8b0c4f7f1347eb56cda6574277f2670c8d4308

SHA-256:
1c61cd8aada048201b0786037265d36b135e1164548f9a379f3e5fa448d87640

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/27/2024 1:14:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu (M)
17.3.12.16

File size:
284 KB (290,768 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\chromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TUGUU, SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2014 12:59:59 AM

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:
6/17/2014 12:17:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x609F

Entry point:
B8, 6C, EE, 4C, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 65, 73, 6F, 6E, 6F, 73, 65, 6C, 6F, 63, 00, C2, 57, 8B, F3, 00, DE, 5C, 15, 60, 5E, 16, BC, C1, D7, 51, 99, 02, DC, C9, FD, 80, B5, BB, A0, 31, 5E, 9C, B6, 03, 10, C2, A4, 38, D3, 1A, E9, 04, 36, 7D, 4F, A9, 99, B3, 7C, 7B, 2D, 2C, 1C, 69, 40, C9, AE, A7, 85, FD, 1A, FB, 0F, A2, E8, 59, 7E, C5, 23, 49, EB, 74, 3B, A3, C5, 20, 2C, E0, CD, 4C, E7, 5B, 7F, AD, A3, 13, B3, BB, FF, 3E, 54, CD, E5, AD, 20, 38, B8, 72...
 
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Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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

http://dlp.cloudsvr573.com/T_CRmNkYWGrt164otOnmIK3BGDidtzJKFIzUVw8IJtf_j0noJqMe_AO8Ep0hfS4GXmdEPM0LscRO1ub1i6EmzDU_ql3fmVy50R8aLu2JxJBGIry4IIjqvWeqTH55eabV

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