free-youtube-downloader.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 free-youtube-downloader.exe by tuguu sl has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dls.topsoft.co.uk.
Publisher:
tuguu sl  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9a000dcb2ea51e43a652749f9f6e9a4c

SHA-1:
3924e83020d5261e664a498eb8029538345c8788

SHA-256:
954caa9f2d66e9f8477a6c06fa36eadac71dccf547cb4a82b17e80ebabf74caf

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
4/20/2024 9:53:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.928698
1020

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.142.34

avast!
Win32:Installer-U [PUP]
2014.9-140409

AVG
DomaIQ_r.I
2015.0.3510

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUP
18073

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26405
9.0.1.0110

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9653

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-09-04_4

G Data
Win32.Adware.Aquiempi
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SuspectCRC
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11784

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.4044

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomalQ
v2014.04.09.02

McAfee
Artemis!DB79EA7ADB2B
5600.7166

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.928698
15.0.0.330

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.cwclqr
0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.09.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.tuguusl.X
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28154

File size:
615.8 KB (630,536 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\free-youtube-downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/13/2013 10:06:55 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2014 10:06:55 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:
2B632A0CF95E4D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/1/2014 1:12:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:2fXWtsf5ccJzUD+LG4bc4jaiDbYWP2mNb9sXD0matGPW3CPsojvY8iiUYu+:2fWM5cc5UUc4TxA4aPW3Ckav3ii++

Entry address:
0x46DB

Entry point:
E8, 0D, 3D, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, AC, AE, 42, 00, FF, 15, 6C, C0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 80, 12, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 50, C0, 41, 00, 50, E8, CB, 12, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 57, 33, FF, 85, F6, 74, 1B, 6A, E0, 33, D2, 58, F7, F6, 3B, 45, 10, 73, 0F, E8, 4D, 12, 00, 00, C7, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, 3C, 0F, AF, 75, 10, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 85, DB, 74, 09, 53, E8, 30, 0C, 00, 00, 59, 8B, F8...
 
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Entropy:
5.9085

Code size:
106 KB (108,544 bytes)

The file free-youtube-downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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