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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 www.thesoftdll.com.
Publisher:
TUGUU SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
dff74baf5b23693f3bb7b4cfeac83e40

SHA-1:
33d094d7b97bea1a898df14ae958830d6a6178f6

SHA-256:
0a3dcb9c8fc32fad3d52111cb3d0becb2e726bf9b2af96ac4a3cf361497c14b4

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 5:20:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler (M)
15.12.30.6

File size:
438.5 KB (449,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TUGUU SL

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2013 1:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 1:24:02 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:
4/16/2014 5:37:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OYmiLuncbmmkHCUwDgt/ZSwLM2f3a6xAEg8ovT9ploCe1O6pRbYxvfTEYm:RmiGmkHC3s3SwLMAvxAQwjJe7Srm

Entry address:
0x271A

Entry point:
E8, 27, 2E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 20, FA, 41, 00, E8, 0C, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, D8, 57, 42, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 29, 30, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 4C, 31, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 6D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, FD, 2E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 4C, 52, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, C0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, E3, 0A, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7362

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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

http://www.thesoftdll.com/.../Setup.exe

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