player_plugin.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_plugin.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dlp.cloudsvr311.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
TUGUU SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
06955ab2aacbe2510c92532aafe01e3f

SHA-1:
0db6991ec3b63b5a18517f64b9f6c33a61695528

SHA-256:
fb056382d2accc89cdeb13c03e4851821b05a6e9c97c2e586e70783b9c82348d

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:
4/24/2024 3:13:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Generic.621657
931

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.07.20

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.162.244

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware DomaIQ_r.D
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Application.Generic.621657
1.0.20.1000

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-19
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUS
18903

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.9989
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BA potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-a584def8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Generic.621657
11.2014-19-07_7

G Data
Application.Generic.621657
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12775

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.07.19.09

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7065

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.179.425.0

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Generic.621657
15.0.0.600

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.cwydit
0.28.2.60881

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.07.19.09

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
7.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TUGUUSL.N
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16869B6E!377920366
23.00.65.14717

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
31208

File size:
364.9 KB (373,656 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\player_plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2013 1:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 1:24:02 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:
2/21/2014 12:03:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:YLdfmIQ5cCnUQfrDD6dPvw2ONKp/gSDGEIZdlQmafsQQkwb8m1YX:WfVgcCnPrv6t7YSDGEKlQmafsQQAm2

Entry address:
0x377B

Entry point:
E8, 0B, 56, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, CC, 63, 41, 00, FF, 15, 60, 00, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 7F, 42, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 5C, 00, 41, 00, 50, E8, 2F, 42, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, A8, 2D, 41, 00, E8, B5, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, CE, 57, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, EC, 57, 41, 00, BA, E8, 57, 41, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
6.3714

Code size:
57 KB (58,368 bytes)

The file player_plugin.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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