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google-chromesetup.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 google-chromesetup.exe by TUGUU SL has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome 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:
b287638bff5a0b5401fc2582e2f4d7de

SHA-1:
4c348fa072b890503ad6ef122f183bb3ac3b5aeb

SHA-256:
5407e2154e1000a2c554b66b1435b4795e3e31f5c8a2dd496bfa63c5acfaaf7d

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/28/2024 6:10:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

avast!
DomaIQ-T [PUP]
140608-0

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic.ACM
2014.0.3955

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

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.06.10.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.S
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
30086

File size:
366 KB (374,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google-chromesetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TUGUU SL

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2012 10:02:02 AM

Valid to:
5/3/2013 10:02:02 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 4:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:gszV5gniIFagpiou+4k1yak6/zBD+2kM5nuQ6nMEI3d9ApVENSZpS8+zvX80f:bV5gniIFagpiou+4k1yakgzBD+NynuVa

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:
7.3774

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file google-chromesetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.softdls.com/Installer/download.php/13/276/google-chrome/.../245

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