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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer.
Publisher:
tuguu sl  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9bd790056f881e7f328de34800c975f1

SHA-1:
5028d11e6b0c4fdded38f3faed7d40b40fa35f43

SHA-256:
13f09ab0dcfbdbc7acdc8ca99ae82e8f765981fb83f0ab24b9cdb145194bcc45

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles third-party components such as adware in the installer.

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:
4/25/2024 11:21:40 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.tuguusl.Bundler (M)
16.3.7.2

File size:
312.4 KB (319,880 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 5:06:55 PM

Valid to:
6/13/2014 5:06:55 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:
1/28/2014 7:01:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Uk6y336Sws+p4wWZPkXLDuIA0JIRWYo+aqJR0w+V4OtBA2yD+9e+3c5kzdCMFFVq:Uxg36zWZPk7DuQTfC2jAC9wrnYE

Entry address:
0x1576

Entry point:
E8, BC, 26, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D8, CF, 40, 00, 89, 0D, D4, CF, 40, 00, 89, 15, D0, CF, 40, 00, 89, 1D, CC, CF, 40, 00, 89, 35, C8, CF, 40, 00, 89, 3D, C4, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, F0, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, E4, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, C0, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, BC, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, B8, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, B4, CF, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, E8, CF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, DC, CF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, E0, CF, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, EC, CF, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.8909

Code size:
30.5 KB (31,232 bytes)

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

http://dls.famdls.com/p/157/Player_Plugin/.../970

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