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Awimba LLC

This is the Tuguu DomaIQ download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application java.exe by Awimba 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Oracle Java Runtime but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Awimba LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7d21eefc470cab3ae7eeb62181d0f751

SHA-1:
2ce064aec2ff9f744863f4ae5ecff0b31909cd5a

SHA-256:
e146b8faff282a5c3cc5e080d6bea22d52671d9d6d74854b83756cba0246688a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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 4:27:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Awimba.E
14.8.7.18

File size:
334.5 KB (342,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Awimba LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/10/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/15/2014 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Awimba LLC, O=Awimba LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
09A928EF40E9E87418147E2639362A6E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/18/2014 11:19:08 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:NnyswfWCVUP89jgiqUP8tucUpCL/W1qQmMJZRESeGuz3V8AbtQJYX4:NyJfzVj9PqUozi2W1vmWZRbim64

Entry address:
0x1B89

Entry point:
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Code size:
31.5 KB (32,256 bytes)

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

http://ttb.playerplugin.com/download/request/.../yuCGnRP2?PubID=79_1731_2017&ClickID=4373915167

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