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pluginv2.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 pluginv2.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.lpcloudsvr203.com.
Publisher:
tuguu sl  (signed and verified)

MD5:
583c1363f638f8972d7609d448a1d8d9

SHA-1:
4baa2a1568bab84a02a8f7313a1f994b9bd2b550

SHA-256:
76e36577dbfcb3d88fb10065d646f940f3136c17edf2d82179fdac3e0a3ac033

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:
4/16/2024 3:50:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.922288
1022

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.04.19

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.140.16

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-BL [PUP]
2014.9-140419

AVG
DomaIQ.V
2015.0.3500

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.Generic.922288
1.0.20.545

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUP
18012

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.9989
9.0.1.0109

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.922288
8.14.04.19.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BA (variant)
8.9611

F-Secure
Dropped:Adware.Generic.922288
11.2014-19-04_7

G Data
Win32.Application.DomalQ
14.4.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup(1).exe (Adware)
2014.7.7.11

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11806

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3995

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Domalq
v2014.04.19.01

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!bt3
5600.7156

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.Generic.922288
15.0.0.327

nProtect
Dropped:Adware.Generic.922288
14.04.18.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.19.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.tuguusl.I
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ.amvu
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27824

File size:
368 KB (376,864 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\pluginv2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
tuguu sl

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/13/2013 10:06:55 AM

Valid to:
6/13/2014 10:06:55 AM

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:
2B632A0CF95E4D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/1/2014 4:10:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:oWpkbJvLBgM4QoRmQ3BxbEhlgB+djvXHQ5bjVO8x5NYQ:nI1LBg9QoRmQxxbylqgvXHQbOm5J

Entry address:
0x377B

Entry point:
E8, BB, 55, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, CC, 63, 41, 00, FF, 15, 60, 00, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 35, 42, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 5C, 00, 41, 00, 50, E8, E5, 41, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, A8, 2D, 41, 00, E8, 65, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, 7E, 57, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, EC, 57, 41, 00, BA, E8, 57, 41, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
6.4110

Code size:
57 KB (58,368 bytes)

The file pluginv2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.lpcloudsvr203.com/.../PluginV2.exe

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