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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 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.updatevideos.com.
Publisher:
TUGUU SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d5af5bda5add1448ee2af3070bc38668

SHA-1:
2195781b2f8be3095c6a708849673d2657e7730f

SHA-256:
31c675a3a1946c7c11a8b0789c932e1fb803974c32d960369e6b9673e13ddf5f

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ download installer to bundle various adware offers.

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:
5/17/2025 2:26:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.153.232

avast!
DomaIQ-T [PUP]
140608-0

AVG
DomalQ
2015.0.3449

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18483

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.29
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.L potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
APPL
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1712333

McAfee
Artemis!257F351AE86C
5600.7105

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.cspteq
0.28.0.60100

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.06.08.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TUGUUSL.N
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomalIQ/Variant
10555

Vba32 AntiVirus
TScope.Trojan.MSIL
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
30086

File size:
444.6 KB (455,304 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TUGUU SL

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2013 12:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 12:24:02 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:
12/5/2009 4:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:zsNuoUsHMT2zjwLlJrSPCy+EDhbud4qMHqDiukywxkzW4dZqCrZRJvqNfur1Afsq:Suodo2InuPd5budlcnRyJSNKZraQ6kiB

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9445

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://ttb.updatevideos.com/download/request/.../bAxqOjcG?ClickID=K0ibEOO3QgBrMkIBAAAAADqXUgAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAAAAP8AAAABF4yHWwAAAAAAVcxpAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAF7BcAAAAAAAICAgAAgD8ADE4kCD8BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=&PubID=278612011

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