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 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 S.L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
75795b044521f37221865052290bfb50

SHA-1:
45ee5fa0e3caaa90fda2e7e8a5b71bab06e91785

SHA-256:
93c3ac86bfb4531e26106db84825ca50a9ec640eb1d8c49327aaf594b4bd4e69

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/25/2024 11:47:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.5
986

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.05.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.151.96

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
140516-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Bundle_r.Y
2014.0.3950

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1.0.20.720

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.21779
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.D3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-24-05_7

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

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12184

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3816

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.05.24.05

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ!87EAB94F6E66
5600.7120

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
15.0.0.432

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.ctadmg
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.05.24.05

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
5.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.F
14.5.24.16

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.DomaIQ/Variant
10586

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
29560

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.132
2.0.0.1800

File size:
312.5 KB (320,008 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:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/3/2013 1:13:51 PM

Valid to:
12/4/2014 1:13:51 PM

Subject:
E=victor.camacho@tuguu.com, CN=Tuguu S.L, O=Tuguu S.L, L=Adeje, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121111958C6091E136AAD058195A273968F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/6/2014 10:50:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:kV24jwnTGLyoE2fsAu6i6xgB1A/QXoCPk96zmyYzF:kV2mwnTyyoE2fsz6xgBu1CEF

Entry address:
0x1573

Entry point:
E8, BF, 26, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D8, CF, 40, 00, 89, 0D, D4, CF, 40, 00, 89, 15, D0, CF, 40, 00, 89, 1D, CC, CF, 40, 00, 89, 35, C8, CF, 40, 00, 89, 3D, C4, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, F0, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, E4, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, C0, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, BC, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, B8, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, B4, CF, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, E8, CF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, DC, CF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, E0, CF, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, EC, CF, 40...
 
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Code size:
30.5 KB (31,232 bytes)

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

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