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happy-wheels.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 happy-wheels.exe by TUGUU, SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer.
Publisher:
TUGUU, SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d45d638b9574d888cd71065ef172e830

SHA-1:
e8dd03e2be9ee226c6bd6f2d5aba16d58df358ab

SHA-256:
bd27d2d51f6f68f3eaa3eb239e30a4da36ae19172b097161dc48f52f78da88ce

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles third-party components such as adware in the installer.

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:
5/4/2024 5:50:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler (M)
16.7.13.15

File size:
320.5 KB (328,208 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\happy-wheels.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TUGUU, SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/26/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/27/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="TUGUU, SL", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="TUGUU, SL", L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1DE894C9D18A7BB0CFA10F699F31A9A4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/4/2014 3:57:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:rMBMXBfEpLjJelc/dV3CImWhJMtC7LvaSXG+duyNrPjEOMlqKVemYj:rW+BwZIe/3CImmqtwjaLQuEEOhKVep

Entry address:
0x31FF

Entry point:
B8, 3C, B5, 4C, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 72, 65, 73, 7A, 69, 70, 00, 4C, 82, 70, 0A, 6A, A0, 75, 26, A0, D5, AF, 64, B3, 43, BF, 86, 21, 15, 43, ED, 52, DE, 9D, AD, 77, 98, FF, 55, 07, 4C, 28, 5E, 54, 8C, 41, 02, 45, D1, 7E, FA, 00, 16, BE, 92, 89, EE, 2D, 50, 43, F5, 1A, 43, 6E, ED, 0E, 45, 74, 44, 21, 6C, 65, 5A, 40, 54, 2A, D3, DA, E3, F9, 4E, 0C, 6E, 1F, 4F, 04, 8E, C5, 40, FD, 54, 12, 28, 77, D2, 41, F9, 1E, 57, A3, 34, 88, 83, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.9908  (probably packed)

Code size:
112.5 KB (115,200 bytes)

The file happy-wheels.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.filejab.com/.../happy-wheels.exe

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