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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 34 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.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8e0217860767a6506c031c4d91b94204

SHA-1:
99df24efce12144422e832850c6561d4950e3b86

SHA-256:
90c86285476f6dbaf8441ff22aef41118cb166eb72ce26fea80f812fc92af35d

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:28:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
6324531

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BundleInstaller
2015.03.29

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DomaIQ.Gen2
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-CM [PUP]
2014.9-150328

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic_r
2016.0.3156

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.435

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-206
0.98/20255

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.D
21575

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.14
9.0.1.087

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AU potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
3/28/2015

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.3.8

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712333

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
14.0.0.2276

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2015.03.28.09

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ!780291FDEE5F
5600.6812

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.C
16.0.0.261

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.PayInt.csficn
0.30.8.659

Norman
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.DomaIQ.481328
15.03.27.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.03.28.09

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Tuguu
15.3.28.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.15326

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
29800

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.42
2.0.0.2120

File size:
470 KB (481,328 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:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/18/2014 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu S.L., OU=U B76539535, O=Tuguu S.L., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
08EC69B75B2FE31EC2C53E0E441AC0E1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/5/2014 3:10:21 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zYeUJAy8nnHpMWI1W2o1ZgeH1JMnljQB2in62:gJAyinH2rW2odVAuP

Entry address:
0xD162

Entry point:
E8, C5, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 08, 43, 42, 00, E8, C4, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 58, A8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, B0, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, B7, 6D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D0, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, AB, 64, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, 70, F0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, A5, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 6A, 5C, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4364

Code size:
119.5 KB (122,368 bytes)

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