Player Setup.exe

Tuguu Israel Ltd

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 Player Setup.exe by Tuguu Israel has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Tuguu Israel Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3b918daf6bfdd10cb60e3b2833c89df2

SHA-1:
d6cdde56b64a90249c3531cda3ca90715a3e0c7f

SHA-256:
2734f66de19b7ac6b927dc191c9468103b7df29c38c2c9035bf0536a044d72ba

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software bundles potentially unwanted offers during setup including toolbars and adware.

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:
4/20/2024 4:23:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.142.186

AVG
DomaIQ_r.H
2015.0.3508

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUP
18084

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ (variant)
8.9665

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11721

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.4033

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.04.11.08

McAfee
Artemis!564F55A8164A
5600.7164

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.11.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuIsrael.M
14.8.7.22

Sophos
Generic PUA IP
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28194

File size:
431.9 KB (442,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
6/11/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/20/2014 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu Israel Ltd, O=Tuguu Israel Ltd, L=RAMAT GAN, C=IL

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

Serial number:
06FD356584CBF71B04A7AFE790A2329F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/9/2014 12:31:45 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:WLkL+jocfjGNouUGCDPJolfCf/EO0ksQyXYf4+UYPskubZmYaQOYz:WwL+ccfjTuUGCDholyb0YHUnX

Entry address:
0x2315

Entry point:
E8, 53, 24, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, DD, 09, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 08, 51, E8, 3B, 25, 00, 00, 59, 59, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, E8, C9, 41, 00, E8, B7, 24, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, B8, FF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 08, 51, E8, 1E, 26, 00, 00, 59, 59, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 51, E8, 78, 24, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.6540

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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

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