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player_plugin.exe

Tuguu S.L.

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 S.L has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d51a5b5dc668dc1807194b33aa79b407

SHA-1:
fa9675bc1747539a50a33961e6c44ada3e9e6e21

SHA-256:
d7cbc4b05286d04ce5d18e7d51aac4ade7c36184f4ed90616eafa1c67b0a48b4

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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 5:01:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.664901
892

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.08.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.306183
7.11.169.90

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic_r.IA
2014.0.4007

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.Generic.664901
1.0.20.1190

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-36
0.98/19309

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.D
19322

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.664901
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AW potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-26-08_3

G Data
Dropped:Adware.Generic.664901
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Tuguu
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13166

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.08.26.04

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.7026

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.Generic.664901
15.0.0.714

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.PayInt.csnxkh
0.28.2.61861

nProtect
Dropped:Adware.Generic.664901
14.08.26.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.08.26.04

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TuguuSL.N
14.8.26.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16538D7A!374574458
23.00.65.14824

Sophos
Generic PUA GL
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.47
2.0.0.1901

File size:
449.6 KB (460,376 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 S.L.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/18/2014 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu S.L., OU=U B76539535, O=Tuguu S.L., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
08EC69B75B2FE31EC2C53E0E441AC0E1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/12/2014 12:58:46 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:4J5R/NeaeZ/BeDPwEQTSLw8mbo3F/SmqraOxZQLv2p:m8ZoDPw7Eko3cdZQLup

Entry address:
0xCD12

Entry point:
E8, A4, 5E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 80, 22, 42, 00, E8, C4, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 58, 88, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 8F, 60, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 96, 68, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D0, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 8A, 5F, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, 70, D0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, 85, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 4A, 57, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3874

Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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

http://ttb.famdls.com/download/request/.../G9YdQwv4

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