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. 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:
b9ee1cd61483e0ebd747d057b80983c2

SHA-1:
597c478d10ff7a77773148595ad815ada89d2d29

SHA-256:
71c9d7f55c13a134a53ac3416b40c4554432cc6413679fa7471c32b486380651

Scanner detections:
26 / 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 4:35:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.6
985

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.05.25

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.151.104

avast!
DomaIQ-CC [PUP]
140525-0

AVG
Adware DomaIQ.CM
2014.0.3950

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Lollipop
4.0.3.14525

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1.0.20.725

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.62498
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-25-05_1

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

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.PayInt
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12184

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3812

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.05.25.04

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ!B9EE1CD61483
5600.7119

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
15.0.0.435

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lollipop.cyidtu
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.25.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.F
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.DomaIQ/Variant
10584

Vba32 AntiVirus
TScope.Trojan.MSIL
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
29560

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.254
2.0.0.1800

File size:
490.5 KB (502,248 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 2:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 2:24:02 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:
4/25/2014 2:58:16 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QMKMxKOU2lU7LXCl8EzBbjEtyYRHQQsfs1vl:/NB2XX1FwQsfs19

Entry address:
0x567F

Entry point:
E8, 73, 2C, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 78, CB, 42, 00, FF, 15, 6C, D0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 09, 0D, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 50, D0, 41, 00, 50, E8, 54, 0D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 57, 33, FF, 85, F6, 74, 1B, 6A, E0, 33, D2, 58, F7, F6, 3B, 45, 10, 73, 0F, E8, D6, 0C, 00, 00, C7, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, 3C, 0F, AF, 75, 10, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 85, DB, 74, 09, 53, E8, C6, 13, 00, 00, 59, 8B, F8...
 
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Code size:
108.5 KB (111,104 bytes)

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

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