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 29 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:
5d4d9b686e776b34bca92bf36b78e77a

SHA-1:
9365546a927c07be2d33a4342fd8efce0428fe4f

SHA-256:
8a350c6909bff3cd9c7d8ba68ed6ddd347216433aa25263b837b1a385e51842c

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
4/24/2024 2:13:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
6285923

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2015.01.07

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.199.206

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
150102-1

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2014.0.4253

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.35

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.R
20625

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ.F potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1814554

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2015.01.07.02

McAfee
Artemis!EE65979880B9
5600.6893

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
16.0.0.21

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.dcjnvf
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
02.01.2015 13:58:24

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.181328
15.01.05.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.01.07.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
1.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.K
15.1.7.2

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10131

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
36340

File size:
177.1 KB (181,328 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:
12/5/2009 2:50:35 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:EoPyys5jXJ6qIC+lkDvtJM/MyrRPWrf081CCKIsLuXMbHnA1mGjIJ3ZcA7W+Yzy:EzfN+WDvtJuMyrQrs85KIRGsmrZcA6+Z

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:
7.7117

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 4 URLs.

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