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 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 S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d66d66167fa4d44519862707418f4da2

SHA-1:
400fa0c707a5948068aa5db30371e769be82a979

SHA-256:
d2ac3232d08df36cadeaa9671bef71931d60c868bf18e61cadd59f5a4160ac3b

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:
4/26/2024 7:00:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
813

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.11.14

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/PUQD.A
7.11.185.104

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic_r.HV
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1585

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Domaiq-73
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.JIK
20071

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.2
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
14.11.13

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AN potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/DomaIQ.AN!tr
11/13/2014

F-Prot
W32/MSIL_Troj.CL.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-13-11_5

G Data
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14007

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.11.13.07

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.6947

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.951

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent.cqscrx
0.28.6.63362

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.11.13.07

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.F
14.11.13.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.141111

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
OScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.182849
2.0.0.1982

File size:
447.5 KB (458,280 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:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/18/2014 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu S.L., OU=U B76539535, O=Tuguu S.L., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

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

Serial number:
08EC69B75B2FE31EC2C53E0E441AC0E1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2013 1:22:12 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:FK7a7KUexh62phxB7wyxGV6Z/4N49cCre:dBe9tfGV6N4N4SQe

Entry address:
0xD171

Entry point:
E8, A8, 56, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 88, 23, 42, 00, E8, E5, 22, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 70, 98, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 93, 58, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 9A, 60, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, F1, 22, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 8E, 57, 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, 8C, D0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 14, 85, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, FA, 4C, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3918

Code size:
112 KB (114,688 bytes)

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