» google-chrome.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

google-chrome.exe

Tuguu S.L.

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 google-chrome.exe by Tuguu S.L has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. 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.

File name:

google-chrome.exe

Publisher:

Tuguu S.L. (signed and verified)

MD5:

7f7b586abf7749a08577f9e0e2bdcf1f

SHA-1:

65ebb3b55c83efe1cd06ccaf38adddd1692ec5ed

SHA-256:

fa9289caeb9a8aafb48776ae9908d13dde670772da9e618ecb5a4766a9112e2c

Scanner detections:

25 / 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:

4/29/2024 12:17:29 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.5

995

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.DomaIQ

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

APPL/DomaIQ.Gen

7.11.149.220

avast!

Win32:DomaIQ-BF [PUP]

2014.9-140515

AVG

Skodna.Generic

2015.0.3473

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3

1.0.20.675

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.DomaIQ.URT

18277

Dr.Web

Trojan.DownLoader9.15042

9.0.1.0135

ESET NOD32

Win32/DomaIQ.AZ (variant)

8.9803

F-Prot

W32/DomaIQ.D3.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Adware:W32/DomaIQ

11.2014-15-05_5

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ

14.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.DomaIQ

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Trojan

13.177.12095

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ

14.0.0.3862

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A

v2014.05.15.12

McAfee

RDN/Generic PUP.x!brl

5600.7129

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3

15.0.0.405

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.ctadmg

0.28.0.59911

Panda Antivirus

PUP/MultiToolbar.A

14.05.15.12

Reason Heuristics

PUP.TuguuSL.N

14.8.7.18

Sophos

DomainIQ pay-per install

4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus

BScope.Downware.DomaIQ

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

DomaIQ

29236

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.111

2.0.0.1789

File size:

312.5 KB (319,992 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\google-chrome.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Tuguu S.L.

Authority:

Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:

12/9/2013 3:56:54 PM

Valid to:

12/9/2014 3:56:54 PM

Subject:

CN=Tuguu S.L., O=Tuguu S.L., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:

SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:

4B49CE87BAE8BE

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

1/30/2014 7:50:49 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

3072:hwbqks+CRoRwGg00jN/wfLEAy8zsH1j05sYUncjIdqIdpx1xmLcgcO9U004NOFVN:hweks+CRE0mfLS8zW1Osdnp1PuJ93PYN

Entry address:

0x1576

Entry point:

E8, CC, 26, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D8, CF, 40, 00, 89, 0D, D4, CF, 40, 00, 89, 15, D0, CF, 40, 00, 89, 1D, CC, CF, 40, 00, 89, 35, C8, CF, 40, 00, 89, 3D, C4, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, F0, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, E4, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, C0, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, BC, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, B8, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, B4, CF, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, E8, CF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, DC, CF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, E0, CF, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, EC, CF, 40... 
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Code size:

30.5 KB (31,232 bytes)

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