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 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Tuguu SL  (signed and verified)

Version:
4.0.6.32

MD5:
864bf8b81812fbcd415f0cebaf096758

SHA-1:
3e182154130be474832098c3b98f8f42bac42141

SHA-256:
e206d5634333668233377d61eaa4b2ef9a2e6e4853b553575016d720fc8542bf

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:17:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
6439068

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2015.01.26

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.205.14

avast!
Installer-AE [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.125

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-135
0.98/19976

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.KR
20841

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
1/25/2015

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

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Downloader.Small
t3scan.1.8.6.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.01.25.04

McAfee
Program.Adware-DomaIQ
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
16.0.0.75

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.csdqll
0.30.0.64812

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Lollipop.319720
15.01.23.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.01.25.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu
15.1.23.2

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10094

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.182
2.0.0.2045

File size:
312.2 KB (319,720 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/12/2013 12:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/20/2014 1:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES, PostalCode=38670, STREET=Calle Bentinerfe (Pol Industrial De La Atala) 35, SERIALNUMBER=B76539535, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=ES, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0C6B6125B506B75A743332123041C893

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2013 8:09:38 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:z+K0zo6YpSSShM7g2rjx85GPRV94CsTAdyYmN6SgdtPu24cb9sYXn:azLSFs+jxEkV9UsdyYmwjm279vn

Entry address:
0x30DC

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 73, 2D, 00, 00, A3, C4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 80, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, C0, 36, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 0B, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.8786

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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