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google-earth.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-earth.exe by TUGUU SL has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.ppdownload.com.
Publisher:
TUGUU SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
477466f9434b47ececba88a767945bd3

SHA-1:
5932c3956ff161822e86614f03c1bba03c559629

SHA-256:
8e8cb03b7c25123fc17632250231c32bb4698a00b82998997067e64cbd5ed627

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ (by InstallX) software bundler that may include toolbars and other browser extensions 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:
4/19/2024 4:06:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.101.132

avast!
MSIL:DomaIQ-F [PUP]
2014.9-130829

AVG
Skodna.Bundle
2014.0.3543

Baidu Antivirus
Downloader.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.131126

Bitdefender
Adware.Downloadware.AK
1.0.20.1205

Boost by Reason
Adware.TUGUUSL.M
2013.8.29.0

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Downloader.Agent.WA
16898

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.29
9.0.1.0241

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Downloadware.AK
8.13.08.29.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ
7.8775

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DomaIQ.C!tr
8/29/2013

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.NPO
11.2013-29-08_5

G Data
Adware.Downloadware.AK
13.8.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.InstallIQ
t3scan.2.0.127

Malwarebytes
Adware.DomaIQ
v2013.08.29.12

McAfee
Artemis!477466F9434B
5600.7181

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Downloadware.AK
14.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.W3i.bolfzw
0.26.0.54404

nProtect
Adware.Agent.NPO
13.06.07.03

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
13.08.29.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TUGUUSL.M
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.91

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0BFR13
7.2.241

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0BFR13
10.465.29

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
21270

File size:
1.1 MB (1,132,872 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TUGUU SL

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2012 8:02:02 AM

Valid to:
5/3/2013 8:02:02 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 2:50:29 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:wFYTDqRTJwr3rVrthcIF4gN8BoYU/qPYWSAClG:L/vzhcI96tPYWcY

Entry address:
0x30DE

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 27, 7A, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, A4, 26, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 68, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 1E, 7A, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9850

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://cdn.ppdownload.com/.../google-earth.exe

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