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 16 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:
297d3984bcb8b5a358f9bd06a50286f3

SHA-1:
faa10807ca08d5f0c9432e2b774637ea6745e715

SHA-256:
981512bd3abf58e346a11b24c73963439215228447107fc2297a63281ac74b14

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/26/2024 7:29:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
1009

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.146.188

avast!
Win32:Installer-U [PUP]
2014.9-140501

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
1.0.20.605

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
8.14.05.01.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9747

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
11.2014-01-05_5

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.11951

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3930

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.05.01.10

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
15.0.0.363

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.01.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.tuguusl.G
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28770

File size:
488 KB (499,712 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:seJpjUTGEsiklJWS4gOqN7YoNKJLf2vTMX4wC93X:zpK0RmxfyTMXbCZ

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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