player.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.exe by tuguu sl has been detected as adware by 21 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:
7d1296397ee079d457c960f2974c527f

SHA-1:
37b4c072f69b20e8b6fe778e6963cd697cd57893

SHA-256:
ecbae1dfc2e4ee8dbd46aebadcd82df0f6091e7992c62220c4bd70e1ab6c96a2

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
4/24/2024 10:10:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
1007

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.147.26

avast!
Win32:Installer-U [PUP]
2014.9-140504

AVG
DomaIQ_r.K
2015.0.3485

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
1.0.20.620

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.5325
9.0.1.0124

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
8.14.05.04.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9754

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
11.2014-04-05_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
14.5.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.11965

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3919

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.05.04.04

McAfee
PUP-FJP!62C17A287E12
5600.7141

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
15.0.0.372

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.04.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.tuguusl.G
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Lollipop!6.1932
23.00.65.14502

Sophos
Generic PUA MI
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28846

File size:
488 KB (499,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/13/2013 4:06:55 PM

Valid to:
6/13/2014 4:06:55 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:
2B632A0CF95E4D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/1/2014 10:36:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:neJpjUTGEsiklJWS4gOqN7YoNKJLf2vTMX4wC93xh:spK0RmxfyTMXbCp

Entry address:
0x447B

Entry point:
E8, 7D, 2D, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, E9, A0, 18, 00, 00, FF, 35, 68, F6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, C3, FF, 35, 68, F6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, DA, 24, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 4C, 36, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 63, 36, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 35, 68, F6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 7C, D0, 41, 00, A3, 68, F6, 42, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 6F, 39, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F...
 
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Code size:
112 KB (114,688 bytes)

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

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