setup.exe

Tuguu Israel Ltd

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 Israel has been detected as adware by 30 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 Israel Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
12329be3370edac6d96a8e6f7cba7cd0

SHA-1:
51c46f699721ef8b3c03c51f87594cde36fad8df

SHA-256:
1077bb1868bfed0c7881083a54a074f02221acb2760584766f9b0c2c7874f6fa

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software bundles potentially unwanted offers during setup including toolbars and adware.

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:
4/24/2024 4:29:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.C
6175498

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2014.12.18

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen2
7.11.196.118

avast!
DomaIQ-CM [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Adware DomaIQ.AN
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.C
1.0.20.1755

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Domaiq-60
0.98/19795

Dr.Web
Trojan.Siggen6.3972
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AT potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.631487
12/17/2014

F-Prot
W32/S-39b8184f
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Fosniw
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.188.14368

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.12.17.02

McAfee
Program.CryptDomaIQ
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.C
15.0.0.1053

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.csceqm
0.28.6.64267

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.C
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.12.17.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuIsrael.F
14.12.17.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.141215

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.424
2.0.0.2007

File size:
346.5 KB (354,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
6/11/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/20/2014 5:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu Israel Ltd, O=Tuguu Israel Ltd, L=RAMAT GAN, C=IL

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

Serial number:
06FD356584CBF71B04A7AFE790A2329F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/26/2013 1:30:30 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:74mMvheKBFEsOaHfMCwX5Ch4sIiWAeOrbTCsbXEYTcm+n1COloSgYN:UXhbQ5CDReiXECcmUkOloSx

Entry address:
0x7A030

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, A0, 42, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 70, FD, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 2E, 8E, 07, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 26, 00, 05, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9493  (probably packed)

Code size:
324 KB (331,776 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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