setup.exe

Tuguu S.L.

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 S.L 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.getmplayer.com.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
fb8fcd64eb615c7baa5aa7df91945294

SHA-1:
392e378f160f689dbf746774008f3b49376d1690

SHA-256:
fbba7d86f93657e38a0def5ac35b2b07bb2c234cec86dda94b99e9365620fbdb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/26/2024 6:22:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler (M)
16.1.15.4

File size:
707.9 KB (724,856 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:
3/17/2014 1:54:13 PM

Valid to:
3/17/2015 1:54:13 PM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu S.L., O=Tuguu S.L., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
04084650990A90

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/19/2014 6:12:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OwViywwhjl3a+atygEb1j8ThKQAILQAIX4O:ViywKR0FEZQFKVILVIX4O

Entry address:
0x4085

Entry point:
E8, A0, 2F, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, E9, 36, 1B, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, 20, 72, 43, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, BF, 38, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 85, C0, 74, 3C, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, C4, 3D, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, 0B, 3D, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 25, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, E7, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 09, E8, A6, 3D, 00, 00, 6A, 22, EB, E0, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 89, 02, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F1, E8, 5F, 00, 00, 00, C7, 06, D0, 89, 42, 00, 8B, C6...
 
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Code size:
149.5 KB (153,088 bytes)

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

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