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 30 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:
6d47ccee6d3119f053df01e47486e520

SHA-1:
7bb76d93e0e13f89c061efc19debce2c0c7c2fb1

SHA-256:
8f469e6532b034e2ae91fd8cc76be87eadc8bad4eefbbbf25980ad0b75bb57b4

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles third-party components such as adware in the installer.

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 1:23:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
889

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.170.24

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1205

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-135
0.98/19316

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.KR
19356

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
8/29/2014

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-29-08_6

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.8.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13198

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Domalq
v2014.08.29.08

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.7023

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.723

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.dcnhjo
0.28.2.61861

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.FEAKY
11.20140829

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.08.29.08

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.F
14.8.29.19

Sophos
Generic PUA FK
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10391

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.08GN14
7.2.241

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.08GN14
10.465.29

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
32210

File size:
314 KB (321,552 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:
9/11/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 4:00:00 AM

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:
7/14/2013 1:09:38 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:g+K03SwpNXT2TPGLURQN3vTLWBQ/7TzttuCMNhGK6DgsQQYB:B3Bxq7HqFvfW6jTz3uCMNQKagL

Entry address:
0x30DC

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 73, 2D, 00, 00, A3, C4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 80, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, C0, 36, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 0B, 2A...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.8786

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.

Remove setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security