imvu.exe

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 imvu.exe by Tuguu S.L 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.gufile.com.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e3678ae5263c3b8214aabe0bca540cfc

SHA-1:
4bdc07b3ceec182e8957dc6cb0642f67d2d90962

SHA-256:
73acd9416f522dde277483f373bf05e5814743e81d189a262b7d16e77c302f95

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 3:08:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler (M)
16.1.8.9

File size:
362.1 KB (370,832 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\imvu.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
12/9/2013 9:56:54 AM

Valid to:
12/9/2014 9:56:54 AM

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

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B49CE87BAE8BE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/20/2014 11:28:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:3TLrv+VzfFgD4GFwKoV0q+A6MQCHbNY3/:3THv+PnGFwKKcMy/

Entry address:
0x2509

Entry point:
E8, 1A, 32, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 80, E1, 40, 00, E8, 0D, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, C0, 46, 41, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 04, 34, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 2C, 34, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 4D, 34, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, F0, 32, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, BC, 43, 41, 00, FF, 15, 5C, C0, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, DA, 09, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.3997

Code size:
41 KB (41,984 bytes)

The file imvu.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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