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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 25 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:
51117621157a18ec110fae2661c146ba

SHA-1:
89f79e445f78dc3da68e53d6797248ef1ef363da

SHA-256:
27f5fcd8e21da0123ccf52007c3e64c95a28ccdc15712292a697e12708ff2da3

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ download installer to bundle various adware offers.

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:
5/16/2025 1:49:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
875

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.153.232

avast!
DomaIQ-T [PUP]
2014.9-140913

AVG
DomalQ
2015.0.3353

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1280

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18483

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.29
9.0.1.0256

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
14.09.13

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.L potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-13-09_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player_plugin.exe (Adware)
2014.11.8.17

IKARUS anti.virus
APPL
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1712333

McAfee
Artemis!257F351AE86C
5600.7009

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.768

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.cspteq
0.28.0.60100

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.13.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.F
14.9.13.1

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomalIQ/Variant
10363

Vba32 AntiVirus
TScope.Trojan.MSIL
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
30086

File size:
444.3 KB (454,928 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:
TUGUU SL

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2013 7:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 7:24:02 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:
12/5/2009 11:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8sNuoUsHMT2zjwLlJrSPCy+EDhbud4qMHqDiukywxkzW4dZqCrZRJvqNfur1AfsQ:xuodo2InuPd5budlcnRyJSNKZraQ6ki7

Entry address:
0x323C

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, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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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 URL.

http://ttb2.updatevideos.com/download/request/.../6PbEGWg9?ClickID=AAAAAEqYPgBM1kABAAAAAOkEUgAAAAAAAgAAAAAAAAAAAP8AAAADFogWUgAAAAAAjShpAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADhTBcAAAAAAAIBAgAAgD8AaIqj7D4BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA=&PubID=0

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