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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:
4ab76a79abe42164cfd3ce3bac38774e

SHA-1:
e0023832c44798ad2e87d4b170f93c94bde73654

SHA-256:
85926bf27024a49b6fc86b4c8adeb9f269ac1d92d1492f33f894be6139d76469

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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 5:56:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler (M)
15.11.4.17

File size:
362.7 KB (371,440 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/19/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, STREET=Avd Barranco de las Torres N10 Oficina 4A, L=Adeje, S=S/C de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F1F4478174C3E164CE93F4AB63CBA287

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/21/2014 12:03:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:iLdfmIQ5cCnUQfrDD6dPvw2ONKp/gSDGEIZdlQmafsQQkwb8mxYp:UfVgcCnPrv6t7YSDGEKlQmafsQQAmI

Entry address:
0x377B

Entry point:
E8, 0B, 56, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, CC, 63, 41, 00, FF, 15, 60, 00, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 7F, 42, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 5C, 00, 41, 00, 50, E8, 2F, 42, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, A8, 2D, 41, 00, E8, B5, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, CE, 57, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, EC, 57, 41, 00, BA, E8, 57, 41, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
6.3609

Code size:
57 KB (58,368 bytes)

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

http://www.lpcloudsvr302.com/.../Player_Plugin.exe

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