player setup.exe

TUGUU SL

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 SL has been detected as adware by 29 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 SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4cfe584760f2ee412e0100a9850ecd2c

SHA-1:
df71ec406e5656fbd6ff71f86c2fffafce57b1c7

SHA-256:
c18c032c793794612147acb4c0d5c565b43aaa481b1416bac5c293ae90df6e2f

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

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:
5/7/2024 11:48:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.652889
1015

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.04.25

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen2
7.11.145.74

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-BH [PUP]
2014.9-140425

AVG
Skodna.Generic_r
2015.0.3493

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.Generic.652889
1.0.20.575

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.D
18166

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1827
9.0.1.0115

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.652889
8.14.04.25.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AT (variant)
8.9723

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

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-25-04_6

G Data
Dropped:Adware.Generic.652889
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11888

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3962

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.04.25.03

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ!4CFE584760F2
5600.7149

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.Generic.652889
15.0.0.345

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.crviun
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Dropped:Adware.Generic.652889
14.04.25.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.25.03

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
4.14.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.M
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.14423

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28606

File size:
459.9 KB (470,960 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2013 2:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 2:24:02 PM

Subject:
CN=TUGUU SL, O=TUGUU SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2776B257979F9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/23/2013 2:43:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:pkgrL6tAOb7H7jcSrDiWGVMUEpojsJr9Z:v6fHMCiWGqUq4sB

Entry address:
0xD685

Entry point:
E8, 34, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, C8, 53, 42, 00, E8, 2D, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 50, B8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 1F, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 26, 6D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 39, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 1A, 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, 00, 42, 00, 83, 3D, 14, B5, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, DA, 5B, 00...
 
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Code size:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

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