player_setup.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_setup.exe by TUGUU SL has been detected as adware by 21 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 SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b878c588ce649f8d3c9f95b26d21a860

SHA-1:
0f3751e668fdd872d1bd136c62a52c8e6d7ac942

SHA-256:
d98fe846e364df1b9cff80cd8d815e15dc530d47464e2683bc6ae22be4b4ace9

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/26/2024 2:42:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
1006

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.147.82

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-T [PUP]
2014.9-140504

AVG
DomaIQ_r.K
2015.0.3484

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
1.0.20.620

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.5325
9.0.1.0124

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
8.14.05.04.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9756

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
11.2014-04-05_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
14.5.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.11965

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3917

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.05.04.02

McAfee
PUP-FJP!62C17A287E12
5600.7140

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
15.0.0.372

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.04.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.M
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Lollipop!6.1932
23.00.65.14502

Sophos
Generic PUA MI
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28862

File size:
488 KB (499,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\player_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2013 7:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 7:24:02 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:
2776B257979F9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/1/2014 10:36:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3eJpjUTGEsiklJWS4gOqN7YoNKJLf2vTMX4wC93h:cpK0RmxfyTMXbCr

Entry address:
0x447B

Entry point:
E8, 7D, 2D, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, E9, A0, 18, 00, 00, FF, 35, 68, F6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, C3, FF, 35, 68, F6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, DA, 24, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 4C, 36, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 63, 36, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 35, 68, F6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 7C, D0, 41, 00, A3, 68, F6, 42, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 6F, 39, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F...
 
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Code size:
112 KB (114,688 bytes)

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

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