player_setup.exe

Setup

Tuguu S.L.U.

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 S.L.U 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.U.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup

Version:
1.0.0

MD5:
0c1706e3d5fcd605c437d084db1b33ef

SHA-1:
63481d6ab1d794204b3e6380612569efe3fe423e

SHA-256:
e6b2468f5cb8f7d547fb6bd0184ac7115ffde7d4830b40c7eb9aa855405679e0

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ download installer to bundle various adware offers.

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:
4/23/2024 1:19:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
369

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.02.18

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.210.216

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160201

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic_c
2017.0.2847

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.160

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.H
21106

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.51
9.0.1.032

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
8.16.02.01.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AG potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ_AG
2/1/2016

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2016-01-02_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Skodna.SuspectCRC
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.195.14984

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.DomaIQ
14.0.0.728

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2016.02.01.10

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!46754D98AFEA
5600.6503

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
17.0.0.96

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.cvvfhb
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
11.20160201

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.DomaIQ.841896
15.02.16.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
16.02.01.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.TuguuU.Bundler (M)
16.2.1.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.15EA349C!367670428
23.00.65.16130

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.10

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.A996996A
7.2.32

Trend Micro
TROJ_GE.A996996A
10.465.01

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
36694

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.400
2.0.0.2071

File size:
822.1 KB (841,872 bytes)

Copyright:
Tuguu S.L.U.

Trademarks:
Tuguu S.L.U. 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/27/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/27/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu S.L.U., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Tuguu S.L.U., L=Adeje, S=SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
21FCDE5EAE401DF690786A73C48E74F8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:29 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qquuJ3z/jvPAcHtbL2uzpazN3uaLUMEpsr6IS3O2h96cm7tsfx9NWIhKUHdXZV:/ui3r8cNbpzwB+awMi23SAc5GIcWdXZV

Entry address:
0x30DE

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 27, 7A, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, A4, 26, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 68, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 1E, 7A, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9685

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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