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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 setup.exe by Tuguu SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from s.m2pub.com.
Publisher:
Tuguu SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
04322011256bc417517eb92517e0fca6

SHA-1:
0a8cb1c5415bcd6c3a103f590c0f7549ea891910

SHA-256:
283da7e7cb98a6731856890cf0be33e5bbbed6092e79a416817791d31362ed75

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles third-party components such as adware in the installer.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:23:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler (M)
16.1.9.7

File size:
173.6 KB (177,808 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu SL

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/11/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 6:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES, PostalCode=38670, STREET=Calle Bentinerfe (Pol Industrial De La Atala) 35, SERIALNUMBER=B76539535, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=ES, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0C6B6125B506B75A743332123041C893

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:35 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:8oPyys5jXJ6qICl3xdTtnhtjEbmXyzj+iJIzzvgIF+Efe+dfSJcmGvylszYIi:8zfNl3xdXtKmXyzyiJEdsgOrG6lszYIi

Entry address:
0x323F

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 27, 7A, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, E4, 26, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 1E, 7A, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7050

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://s.m2pub.com/event/click/0/xcdBIwK2mxddaRFv4XqA826djOaSPv4pjbtCh4Ryu4pdyZX020npX9pYxxd5r1n_hLqzhGM8UuMd7chep1yu2XE1UkaeIC65RCeajH38zBBAjHFBBIFMwfUG_Sbe0sy8Zp4_i-PLIRb6_1uEFXxqQyOwJhE6P0uddaCcgCDRiMyoNcFMIFrhmXh0P4BFPOb4DdaknIDQd0tx_Yky9-0uUSyS1B-dABhq7jbz81qC-Xh6oQ18yblePaHm_VzrtRc4yN99xpzu-2umPgyBBV8_p5AsUmCmbmUEyza4Z9wiForxBXRGShFxrda5FacWq4UFJr57-dPcacjpr1W_m7MyqzuZhpMBDV4NClKqfwrQlF7RJwkRJRL1/.../

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