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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 31 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:
c0760077285fbf7bdcdc1ba2af4ba005

SHA-1:
19802d96fc1c2c61a6754300832f6cb23400aa5c

SHA-256:
921a0a41c3442468d074e65dd00bb4b96d6f31a97dad17910a5e10a9f6a35f74

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 8:58:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.R
861

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen2
7.11.174.228

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-CM [PUP]
2014.9-140926

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic_r
2015.0.3339

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.R
1.0.20.1345

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-34
0.98/19437

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.D
19623

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1827
9.0.1.0269

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.R
8.14.09.26.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AT potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-26-09_6

G Data
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of java.exe (Adware)
2014.12.8.12

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13504

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3191

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.09.26.05

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.6995

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.R
15.0.0.807

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.crviun
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.470920
14.09.26.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.26.05

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.tuguusl.N
14.9.26.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.14924

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Lollipop.Win32.114
2.0.0.1934

File size:
459.9 KB (470,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
tuguu sl

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/13/2013 9:06:55 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2014 9:06:55 AM

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:
12/22/2013 3:55:28 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:cXP2VguYIgrGRq6t2BfkXws/ZDNmSEk/UnOJtxw051M6Jp/+hTg8cdlbv6tY4T:CkgrL6qMgs/NNSksnOfx55/aG69T

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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Entropy:
7.4153

Code size:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

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

http://dlp.famdls.com/p/157/Player_Plugin/.../613

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