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 27 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:
9c070b3f76fd6b737254d00e806a7c88

SHA-1:
394878bff39f051dc7426bb119488499ce28db0a

SHA-256:
0eef28b3fddf9b6117915a065e01c0914fa8fc0161327a8b445eda858b54c5de

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 9:45:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1004

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.05.06

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.147.254

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140506

AVG
DomaIQ_r.I
2015.0.3482

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1.0.20.630

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
18229

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.26331
9.0.1.0126

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9765

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-06-05_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.11997

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3906

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.05.06.07

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!bwz
5600.7138

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
15.0.0.378

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lolipop.cvxwnx
0.28.0.59608

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.06.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.F
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.DomaIQ!6.1723
23.00.65.14504

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/DomainIQ.eZCJPSD
37.0.10921

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28932

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.195
2.0.0.1779

File size:
401.5 KB (411,120 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:
5/3/2013 6:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 6:24:02 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:
3/27/2014 10:57:26 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:pb7od+7mtj4+vSfhwr7y3TdzRdDEt+J2Fj1PTJ3wlXsYFf3bQofYd:pQd+2dvSpwC3xldYJt1PTNaDlLC

Entry address:
0x3A56

Entry point:
E8, 17, 2D, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, B4, 84, 41, 00, FF, 15, 6C, B0, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 7B, 0D, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 50, B0, 40, 00, 50, E8, 80, 0D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, 80, 81, 41, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA...
 
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Code size:
40 KB (40,960 bytes)

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

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