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 26 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:
959951b9dd2063d9a2dc80b02da71179

SHA-1:
f95d624b73d3992cf9eab209c9fe78cec8e8ad29

SHA-256:
a780c98be27dc99ca1e1e324a19998c3a81e9908a941f469fda9134368027347

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:37:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Symmi.41510
984

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.151.164

avast!
DomaIQ-CC [PUP]
140527-0

AVG
Adware DomaIQ_r.K
2014.0.3950

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
1.0.20.730

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.5325
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
8.14.05.26.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
11.2014-26-05_2

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

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12203

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3805

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.05.26.09

McAfee
PUP-FJS!959951B9DD20
5600.7118

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Kazy.374465
15.0.0.438

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.cyfoxs
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.26.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.M
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Lollipop!6.1932
23.00.65.14524

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomalIQ/Variant
10581

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.CXDdDcB
37.0.10961

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29560

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.253
2.0.0.1801

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 6:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 6:24:02 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 9:36:53 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3eJpjUTGEsiklJWS4gOqN7YoNKJLf2vTMX4wC93QQ:cpK0RmxfyTMXbCt

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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Entropy:
6.7775

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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