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 setup.exe by TUGUU SL has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
TUGUU SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5a19e87f1b8c2d2a950fb8a5d5d74b7f

SHA-1:
1af9bcae3e1b3049d10588d4991d3ce6870554a1

SHA-256:
dac9b8b1757394f9b1ebfd1824093e8c458ec5eaf27802b5bf838375fd700263

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

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 12:25:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
959

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.06.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.DomaIQ.3
7.11.155.224

avast!
DomaIQ-CC [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware DomaIQ.CI
2014.0.3972

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1.0.20.855

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUP
18610

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2630
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.C.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-20-06_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Application.Hidden_Key
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12478

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.06.20.04

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7093

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
15.0.0.513

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.daqhbe
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.06.20.04

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r4 (Not a Virus)
6.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.F
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.222
2.0.0.1832

File size:
620 KB (634,880 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

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:
4/11/2014 6:55:38 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:mOL7anD8b/2lQbZtUaQ9e0CjGO5951fWjjkcwZEV1lJwaYF:hSnD8rAe0CjGA9fWXkclV1lJw

Entry address:
0x2E4D

Entry point:
E8, FC, 1E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 82, 04, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, AC, 31, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 73, 1F, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, C7, 74, 47, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, C3, 25, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 31, 25, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 9E, 25, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 2B, 20, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5D...
 
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Entropy:
5.9301

Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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

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