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 26 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Tuguu SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4da986de8db869e960d6cc41746e7613

SHA-1:
476530ebc7d07998f1474c51845133162153fb2b

SHA-256:
497752c4fb3713cf5cd481462199f28d5670d1680521337bd96c19b0e84af83c

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/25/2024 1:28:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
840

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.179.108

avast!
Installer-AE [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2014.0.4040

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1450

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.S
19829

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
14.10.17

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AJ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
10/17/2014

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-17-10_6

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13718

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.10.17.06

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!cmp
5600.6974

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.870

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Packed.cqxvek
0.28.2.62671

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.F
14.10.17.17

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10293

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0CIQ14
7.2.290

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0CIQ14
10.465.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

File size:
327.3 KB (335,128 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/12/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 12:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES, PostalCode=38670, STREET=Calle Bentinerfe (Pol Industrial De La Atala) 35, SERIALNUMBER=B76539535, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=ES, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0C6B6125B506B75A743332123041C893

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:35 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:mzfNiYPbSAYO9xDK4iQcE/63II6kk0ToM3nzlpOocaFDUI2bMawkSB7yZz6QAr4b:mimbvbO40E/6dk0To2nRQocaFDUI4Vtv

Entry address:
0x323F

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 27, 7A, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, E4, 26, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 1E, 7A, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8843

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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