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 33 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:
22c0b6b5982a8daa2947710612041a19

SHA-1:
261d98adee31b8228b5f2f95a0981de3553e0e1d

SHA-256:
0b9bd0290074e29dd4dcf47cca7073c8be624c8c138c8d8b15abcb2d0f068c4c

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/24/2024 6:09:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.922205
891

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.08.28

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.169.160

avast!
DomaIQ-CO [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware DomaIQ.A
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.Generic.922205
1.0.20.1195

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-74
0.98/19312

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
19335

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.9435
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.922205
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-f8645a09
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-27-08_4

G Data
Dropped:Adware.Generic.922205
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.AdWare
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13166

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.08.27.11

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7025

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.183.650.0

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.Generic.922205
15.0.0.717

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.ctjrio
0.28.2.61861

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.433368
14.08.27.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.08.27.11

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.F
14.8.27.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16AECFFC!380555260
23.00.65.14825

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/DomainIQ.bWAUIUC
37.0.11147

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.125
2.0.0.1903

File size:
423.2 KB (433,368 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:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/19/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, STREET=Avd Barranco de las Torres N10 Oficina 4A, L=Adeje, S=S/C de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F1F4478174C3E164CE93F4AB63CBA287

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/12/2014 8:09:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:q5CwGs01q9xEkXrbKGBgzoE3OpOmKwEv13Y84Fs/H+z:CGiotiF8G

Entry address:
0x13A9

Entry point:
E8, E1, 16, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, B8, BF, 40, 00, 89, 0D, B4, BF, 40, 00, 89, 15, B0, BF, 40, 00, 89, 1D, AC, BF, 40, 00, 89, 35, A8, BF, 40, 00, 89, 3D, A4, BF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, D0, BF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, C4, BF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, A0, BF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 9C, BF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 98, BF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 94, BF, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, C8, BF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, BC, BF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, C0, BF, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, CC, BF, 40...
 
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Entropy:
6.0420

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

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