setup.exe

Setup

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 29 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 S.L.U  (signed by Tuguu SL)

Product:
Setup

Version:
2.0

MD5:
9e3cbef70fdbc4f2f08a75a8435a0abf

SHA-1:
133cb5b96290bd2842b957216b56ea73bc25c863

SHA-256:
5bc280ddb7046d18b508d347d0bd7bf9f9650bc0820387e81065c04840318dff

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
5/8/2024 5:05:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.11269951
865

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.10.18

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.179.108

avast!
Installer-AE [PUP]
2014.9-140922

AVG
Adware DomaIQ
2015.0.3343

Bitdefender
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.11269951
1.0.20.1325

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.P
19827

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.0265

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.11269951
8.14.09.22.06

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ.E potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.11269951
11.2014-22-09_2

G Data
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.11269951
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.5.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13718

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3211

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.09.22.07

McAfee
Artemis!05EF58C8781E
5600.6999

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.11269951
15.0.0.795

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Stealer.cwxrck
0.28.2.62671

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.22.07

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.F
14.9.22.18

Sophos
Generic PUA EM
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10343

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.E77D0393
7.2.338

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33706

File size:
230.7 KB (236,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.2

Copyright:
Tuguu S.L.U

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/12/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 1:00:00 PM

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 11:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Nsr8nDyb54A0IHom40VIkb9Ic3gk38mb1LBS0Ys:E+I50IHV1XIMpMmb1Loc

Entry address:
0x323C

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, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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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 3 URLs.

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