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firefox_setup.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 firefox_setup.exe by TUGUU SL has been detected as adware by 12 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 Mozilla Firefox web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
TUGUU SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7c9e507506abcd156f45835d5f5a9b34

SHA-1:
358237cbf8d9e50834f50c6db2dac72b00bf97c0

SHA-256:
b96c21641498fc0da8334467abb407f1e67d25f1ef447b681fbc58bdc0631bb0

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ download installer to bundle various adware offers.

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:
4/25/2024 7:47:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

avast!
DomaIQ-T [PUP]
140617-1

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Agent-751031
0.98/21411

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.29
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12657

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.MultiToolbar.cumktg
0.28.0.60698

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.07.08.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.N
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
31088

File size:
362.5 KB (371,200 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TUGUU SL

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2012 11:02:02 AM

Valid to:
5/3/2013 11:02:02 AM

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:
079402776DB199

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):
6144:SsKV5gniIFagpiou+4k1yak6WRhAD2QGyfmP2VOjVO3lYoq/DBcKZiUMGDt3pkAx:kV5gniIFagpiou+4k1yakt/ADxfQU1Yr

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:
7.3652

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://download.domaiq.com/Installer/.../download.php

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