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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 25 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:
f5ab99970e3ae0bddaec13b2f3f5251d

SHA-1:
fa8a12e3d88cc7b9fffc84cae48646f2f7946fce

SHA-256:
e2c05324a3ea36ffe609415845ae227fe1b9d9fe414bbb4595dee0a68fe9cf03

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:19:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.915286
1033

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.141.184

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-BE [PUP]
2014.9-140407

AVG
Skodna.Bundle_r.Z
2015.0.3511

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.Generic.915286
1.0.20.485

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUS
18066

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.24409
9.0.1.097

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.915286
8.14.04.07.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AZ
8.9647

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-07-04_2

G Data
Dropped:Adware.Generic.915286
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11684

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.4051

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.04.07.07

McAfee
Artemis!D4B5325B4C72
5600.7167

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.Generic.915286
15.0.0.291

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.cthefp
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Dropped:Adware.Generic.915286
14.04.07.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.07.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.M
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28115

File size:
488.4 KB (500,136 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 12:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 12:24:02 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:
2/10/2014 10:07:33 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:hNEwxNUXDbYmCbW+ujiuNqhO0Rpn31BnxjbWO6MC84ZZPHe0cWYM:rEiUzsUqh/pWQ4ZQ9K

Entry address:
0x146F

Entry point:
E8, B3, 26, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D8, CF, 40, 00, 89, 0D, D4, CF, 40, 00, 89, 15, D0, CF, 40, 00, 89, 1D, CC, CF, 40, 00, 89, 35, C8, CF, 40, 00, 89, 3D, C4, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, F0, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, E4, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, C0, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, BC, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, B8, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, B4, CF, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, E8, CF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, DC, CF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, E0, CF, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, EC, CF, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.5500

Code size:
30.5 KB (31,232 bytes)

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

http://dlp.cloudsvr313.com/A5MCQFbX2bl1OOVFjTLmAHFOvTyYpyqvGMNhEF0XiXfxu8b1qhlxC8-luCcpOvbwuJY1fyqtdPOcXDQNtsQvcVL469PHa_fQbpDplvPfILep5Bzq4H4Dj6ZUJo9A36rt

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