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 34 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:
fb2aa535d6c73a04ae79a8ebef399e42

SHA-1:
9d4d1dbd763b5372fac74599d2d83f268b668f37

SHA-256:
af97b4177f7cf7d830990a0c06ac5c2e3c4552825e2b99e9b6b07aaee0c29e23

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
4/26/2024 7:57:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
865

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.11.03

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.182.198

avast!
DomaIQ-CO [PUP]
2014.9-140922

AVG
Adware DomaIQ
2015.0.3343

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1325

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-26
0.98/19574

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.4884
9.0.1.0265

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
14.09.22

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.765
12/4/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-f8232509
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-22-09_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.5.0

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13866

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3211

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.22.07

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.6999

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.187.1147.0

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.795

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.A67bc50fa.detgid
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Lollipop.611720
14.10.31.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.22.07

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.K
14.9.22.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16CB3FFA!382418938
23.00.65.14920

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Koutodoor
10343

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Lollipop
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.262
2.0.0.1974

File size:
597.4 KB (611,784 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 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:
4/28/2014 3:03:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:m+5BWzBaiJkfEGS1vK7c2X6lAE4Bky6bgDwCap:rBkcf9EP2YAECkhbg0CM

Entry address:
0x43ED

Entry point:
E8, 5B, 2D, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, E9, 7E, 18, 00, 00, FF, 35, 68, D6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, C3, FF, 35, 68, D6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, B8, 24, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 2A, 36, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 41, 36, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 35, 68, D6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 7C, D0, 41, 00, A3, 68, D6, 42, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4D, 39, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F...
 
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Code size:
111.5 KB (114,176 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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