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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 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)

MD5:
389be0e4613ee2dff55f642779170353

SHA-1:
e73f5da6269979255d6cc043485f20672a6c1922

SHA-256:
e688157a71098163db401590a11f6aa083ea9623cbd3437bdf9601a0515b997e

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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 12:36:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
5547725

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2015.05.24

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DomaIQ.Gen
8.3.1.6

avast!
Installer-AE [PUP]
150521-0

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.715

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-206
0.98/20500

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.R
22223

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ.F potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
5.14.151

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
15.5.25

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16008

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.1997

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.05.23.01

McAfee
Program.Artemis!A7270A0AFE25
17.6.569.0

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
16.0.0.429

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.dcjnvf
0.30.24.1636

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

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.05.23.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.c96
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BA5
5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler
15.5.23.9

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
9858

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.XAWK!suspicious
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.849BFD70
7.2.143

Trend Micro
TROJ_GE.849BFD70
10.465.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40432

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Lollipop.Win32.122
2.0.0.2187

File size:
176.9 KB (181,104 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:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/12/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 12:00:00 PM

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:
12/5/2009 10:50:35 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:NoPyys5jXJeqI5EDD8/Wo9mo6dACI2/RTK5uVzyDGaEmxKGOKKwc8Yxk:NzfuPbsx6CHpTjVzCxlk6KgY2

Entry address:
0x323F

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, 98, 27, 7A, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, E4, 26, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 1E, 7A, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7118

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://dlp.famdls.com/p/157/Player_Plugin/.../575

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