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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 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.lpcloudbox31.com.
Publisher:
TUGUU SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
996dd0372ddd72eecee4ab4c4e6fdf93

SHA-1:
f95e84182f00d9e48bb600adc3b13838dc079581

SHA-256:
5290563be3e1d64616eb04e8aff5c0bd0448ca5c94fe966ddf7e80d2c0c44c25

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
4/26/2024 7:47:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.141.174

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-T [PUP]
2014.9-140613

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.DomaIQ
4.0.3.14613

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUP
18061

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ (variant)
8.9645

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player_setup_006.exe (Adware)
2014.6.13.9

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.06.13.09

McAfee
Artemis!671C2FA09F6A
5600.7101

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.06.13.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.M
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28110

File size:
596.5 KB (610,808 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:
TUGUU SL

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:
4/7/2014 10:33:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:O2xoLQLROU9VU+Fm5Vl/byM8aQg0UrOjmpit1wKX0eCuZjJSFOqbY4:ZxoOROUaV0Uqjm4lXpJZjJiOq3

Entry address:
0x2C42

Entry point:
E8, 1E, 2E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 48, 02, 42, 00, E8, 04, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, D8, 6F, 42, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 20, 30, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 43, 31, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 64, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, F4, 2E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 4C, 6A, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, D0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, DB, 0A, 00...
 
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Code size:
109.5 KB (112,128 bytes)

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

http://www.lpcloudbox31.com/.../Player_Setup.exe

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