setup.exe

Tuguu Israel Ltd

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 Israel has been detected as adware by 30 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 Israel Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ad34cc183847ea138ec67b590533669c

SHA-1:
2850896773ac3a2aaad474fd7f2621a8c9a828aa

SHA-256:
5132bc3cd217c40840355e9d3ff020551542282f7a8960785375a2383ee0b5d9

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software bundles potentially unwanted offers during setup including toolbars and adware.

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:
4/16/2024 3:24:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.C
6217426

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2014.12.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen2
7.11.197.44

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-CM [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic_r.IA
2014.0.4235

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.C
1.0.20.1780

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.D
20441

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.14
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
12/22/2014

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

F-Secure
Spyware: Adware:W32/DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14410

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.2756

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.12.22.07

McAfee
Program.CryptDomaIQ
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.C
15.0.0.1068

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.PayInt.csffwn
0.28.6.64267

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.C
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
Generic Malware
14.12.22.07

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuIsrael.F
14.12.22.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.141220

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.53
2.0.0.2013

File size:
474 KB (485,416 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
6/11/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/20/2014 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu Israel Ltd, O=Tuguu Israel Ltd, L=RAMAT GAN, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06FD356584CBF71B04A7AFE790A2329F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/30/2013 8:10:37 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:m5fYH5EeQRFT7ZoieP1hTqd++t/8jjblkVWhRiWLorIQUxj0oUtXWp8Lw0YJ:xQR17Zoi2TZjXGWiWL3xZUq6w5

Entry address:
0xD162

Entry point:
E8, C5, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 18, 43, 42, 00, E8, C4, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 58, A8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, B0, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, B7, 6D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D0, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, AB, 64, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, 70, F0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, A5, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 6A, 5C, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4424

Code size:
119.5 KB (122,368 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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