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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 27 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.
Publisher:
Tuguu SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1314260598fadb80481f4f54e98e0b2e

SHA-1:
a48b84a8199d3fccf2e16f583d85bf8e475c4281

SHA-256:
d8cd329b8443e62b950f5bc49048e317b81498b424e7e2753020c8692ce97790

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
4/24/2024 1:27:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1015

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.DomaIQ
14.04.26

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.145.80

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-AS [PUP]
2014.9-140426

AVG
Skodna.Bundle_r.P
2015.0.3493

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1.0.20.580

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.JIK
18167

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1674
9.0.1.0116

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AM (variant)
8.9725

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

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-26-04_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11888

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3959

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.04.26.03

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
15.0.0.348

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.APPL.cqxhnr
0.28.0.59492

Norman
DomaIQ.YSY
11.20140426

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.26.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ.h (Not a Virus)
4.14.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TuguuSL.M
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9DE0
23.00.65.14424

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28606

File size:
447.2 KB (457,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/19/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/20/2014 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, STREET=Avd Barranco de las Torres N10 Oficina 4A, L=Adeje, S=S/C de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F1F4478174C3E164CE93F4AB63CBA287

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/21/2013 3:11:54 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:vsTNT/twIufKGckWVuWtk/TLL9hfPrQEto/Kt9tokISr8BXAd/RSXSEX22Yr2BaZ:USfKGckWVgSXSeyr2Bawf+ZekAANX

Entry address:
0xD526

Entry point:
E8, 8F, 59, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, D8, 34, 42, 00, E8, F0, 22, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 70, A8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 7D, 5B, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 84, 63, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, FC, 22, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 78, 5A, 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, A8, E0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, 95, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 41, 51, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3860

Code size:
113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

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

http://ttb.gufiledownload.com/download/request/.../yl8Rb07S?gclid=CJPdwbOt_7oCFceUfgodiU8AXg

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