setup.exe

Tuguu SLU

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 SLU has been detected as adware by 31 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 SLU  (signed and verified)

MD5:
15e0a129d9f9be1e267859e8b342487d

SHA-1:
38d38f438550886152d587705f7d65173199e243

SHA-256:
ab82b38fd8f3c46b71501eefa522d090b6d4f23fd2f461b862966bb4bff47100

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/18/2024 10:46:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.10073764
926

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Malware/Win32.Generic
2014.07.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.AB
7.11.163.164

avast!
DomaIQ-AG [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Bundle_r.P
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.10073764
1.0.20.1020

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Domaiq-13
0.98/19185

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.JIK
18950

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.1
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.10073764
8.14.07.23.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AN potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/DomaIQ.AN!tr
7/23/2014

F-Prot
W32/MSIL_Troj.CL2.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.10073764
11.2014-23-07_4

G Data
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.10073764
14.7.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.181.12819

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.07.23.09

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7060

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.10073764
15.0.0.612

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.PayInt.cqkalc
0.28.2.60990

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.DomaIQ.461744
14.07.23.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.07.23.09

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
7.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSLU.F
14.8.7.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.14721

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
OScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
450.9 KB (461,744 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/8/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/9/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SLU, OU=N/A, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Tuguu SLU, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenrife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
552127982028C352ADDA5CA8F6C0BAE7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/29/2013 5:13:40 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:EOoM2iSrUT2nTNtY/ccTDtpzQJ953zfjbBagEJdzfIzNJ+xTRUkUkhLYl:5mnTNtY/zDA53bGJdD6J+xFUt3

Entry address:
0xD74B

Entry point:
E8, 99, 59, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 90, 35, 42, 00, E8, EB, 22, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 70, A8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 84, 5B, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 8B, 63, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, F7, 22, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 7F, 5A, 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, A8, E0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, 95, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 4B, 51, 00...
 
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Code size:
114 KB (116,736 bytes)

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