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 34 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:
330bc623cd8063c21dd0af910e1dfce3

SHA-1:
d054cfb5a0624454772e6fdf1ad33667e0623cc0

SHA-256:
6401ddbb42c666e52b1ed0fbcea980e4ee81121cee3eb85414599010ee61db67

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
4/24/2024 3:57:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
6391733

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2015.01.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.204.170

avast!
Installer-AE [PUP]
150101-1

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2014.0.4257

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.115

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-135
0.98/19965

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.KR
20811

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
1/23/2015

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

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14728

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.01.23.02

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.6877

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
16.0.0.69

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.csdqll
0.30.0.64812

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Lollipop.319720
15.01.22.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.01.23.02

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
10099

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36666

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.182
2.0.0.2043

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+K0zo6YpSSShM7g2rjx85GPRV94CsTAdyYmN6SgdtPu24cb9sY+n:azLSFs+jxEkV9UsdyYmwjm279Gn

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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