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frostwire.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 frostwire.exe by Tuguu SL has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dlp.dlvel.com.
Publisher:
Tuguu SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b307eebcc3de7ce54dbc8b9a11a275a9

SHA-1:
30316b1b4e98ee5acee058007cd02c3808622e52

SHA-256:
e423b3d79fa44cb4b5f8471b983cd774ec3417514e274a34421240522c10bef2

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/25/2024 1:21:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.DomaIQ.T
1079

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.132.250

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140220

AVG
AdLoad.B
2015.0.3557

Bitdefender
Adware.DomaIQ.T
1.0.20.255

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.R
17818

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.051

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.DomaIQ.T
8.14.02.20.05

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ
8.9449

F-Secure
Adware.DomaIQ.T
11.2014-20-02_5

G Data
Adware.DomaIQ
14.2.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.4281

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.02.20.05

McAfee
Artemis!EE65979880B9
5600.7213

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.DomaIQ.T
15.0.0.153

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.csqtgn
0.28.0.57630

nProtect
Adware.DomaIQ.T
14.02.20.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.02.20.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TuguuSL.J
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10772

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.FA0F7713
7.2.51

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
26676

File size:
177.1 KB (181,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu SL

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/11/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES, PostalCode=38670, STREET=Calle Bentinerfe (Pol Industrial De La Atala) 35, SERIALNUMBER=B76539535, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=ES, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0C6B6125B506B75A743332123041C893

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:35 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:doPyys5jXJ6qIC+lkDvtJM/MyrRPWrf081CCKIsLuXMbHnA1mGjIJ3ZcA7W+YJk:dzfN+WDvtJuMyrQrs85KIRGsmrZcA6+B

Entry address:
0x323F

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, 98, 27, 7A, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, E4, 26, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 1E, 7A, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7115  (probably packed)

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://dlp.dlvel.com/d/60/frostwire/201/.../2nZoJabN

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