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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 dropbox.exe by TUGUU, SL has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Dropbox but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
TUGUU, SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1bad0d6f9bff946eabe4c0c05963f70a

SHA-1:
cc2435a362e70ccaf6c98c1c08b7f7dffc377aab

SHA-256:
0ad039c7da5a8f78f5e309c2ed99127b308a0b60d6abf08e61d6ae939e718947

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 9:26:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.A.10
7.11.141.178

AVG
DomaIQ
2015.0.3511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUP
18064

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2479
9.0.1.097

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9646

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.4052

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomalQ
v2014.04.07.01

McAfee
Artemis!69CDC3B75327
5600.7167

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.04.07.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TUGUUSL.H
14.4.6.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28115

File size:
432.4 KB (442,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TUGUU, SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/26/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/27/2014 3:59:59 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:
4/2/2014 9:05:48 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:O3pLaPZZc6XKADMZ/Mnoo0wToPdL8o/FBohRYSP/6JADD8by0caQivYYl:mpA/cgwZ/Moo0wTYoDLSADKvl

Entry address:
0x26F0

Entry point:
E8, 23, 2E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 40, F2, 41, 00, E8, 06, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, D8, 5F, 42, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 25, 30, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 48, 31, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 69, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, F9, 2E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 4C, 5A, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, C0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, DD, 0A, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6540

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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

http://ttb.kingdlss.com/download/request/.../JYaolJ5G

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