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kies.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 kies.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 ttb.gufiledownload.com.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
17ff6b5f3324504e8db43288a7f0ef9f

SHA-1:
3a679136124d2a3550999a75e80195ffd5e2e03c

SHA-256:
7c261c78de55374b4fdff2bf2dc6bd3be97961e02825df16934cbd3519ef7f67

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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 4:58:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler (M)
16.3.20.22

File size:
449.6 KB (460,344 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu S.L.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/14/2013 4:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/18/2014 4:00:00 PM

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:
12/3/2013 9:39:35 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:rSelM67O+qiq2vZvymBvh62W4hPpmM7wyxGV6jQ6100nmK1r8iw49cCiKwYxb:GIvZv7h62phxB7wyxGV6Z/4N49cCrNb

Entry address:
0xD50B

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 59, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 40, 34, 42, 00, E8, EB, 22, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 70, A8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 85, 5B, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 8C, 63, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, F7, 22, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 80, 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, A4, E0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, 95, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 4C, 51, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3912

Code size:
113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

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

http://ttb.gufiledownload.com/download/request/.../Vp51LdIB?mkwid=WbOQUfDP&pcrid=3177187642&kword=kies&match=e

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