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itunes.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 itunes.exe by Tuguu S.L has been detected as adware by 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. With this installer, users are expecting to download Apple's iTunes but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d87c47c4f3109ca05c364b2d111fa700

SHA-1:
24781ee56adc4b9999d06254c2137de149ccf746

SHA-256:
d74ce3a0a7f39add85d71cec7ab0a7d818add8eae942d2c0dfc439ac9fb39736

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/25/2024 2:27:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
5739642

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.04.28

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DomaIQ.Gen2
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-CM [PUP]
2014.9-150427

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic_r
2016.0.3126

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.585

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Domaiq-56
0.98/19296

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.D
21914

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.14
9.0.1.0117

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AU potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
4/27/2015

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

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2015.7.28.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.203.15723

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.2127

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.6782

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.10216414
16.0.0.351

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.PayInt.csfiac
0.30.20.1219

Norman
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.04.27.04

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Tuguu.Bundler
15.4.27.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.15425

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/DomainIQ.AFAVEdC
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Disfa.Win32.11536
2.0.0.1897

File size:
472.1 KB (483,432 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu S.L.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/18/2014 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu S.L., OU=U B76539535, O=Tuguu S.L., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
08EC69B75B2FE31EC2C53E0E441AC0E1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/30/2013 9:06:22 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:AgX4H5EechMFZgC9GsIDQU8auiS/qbXyzdD8SlPKTmrfMDFFf2GOJmv9vzkvhMwo:4chWZgCUn8mKMwoqrfMDFNYc1ovhB0J

Entry address:
0xD162

Entry point:
E8, C5, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 18, 43, 42, 00, E8, C4, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 58, A8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, B0, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, B7, 6D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D0, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, AB, 64, 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, 70, F0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, A5, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 6A, 5C, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4355

Code size:
119.5 KB (122,368 bytes)

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

http://ttb.gufiledownload.com/download/request/.../yl8Rb07S?gclid=CIjItrLC3bsCFSRk7AodIEAAYQ

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