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 32 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)

Version:
4.0.6.34

MD5:
82fea4821225015dc6682e11c3419e3c

SHA-1:
a225cb95f4669c3d28ec88b41bd2d0c571e0cfd4

SHA-256:
46404f97d11dff3ddffebb72c3fb69e26328b83250dd1305e2304de1b166d868

Scanner detections:
32 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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 7:36:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

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

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.159.226

avast!
DomaIQ-AP [PUP]
2014.9-140922

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2015.0.3343

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1325

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Domaiq-40
0.98/19073

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.KR
18833

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.0265

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

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ.B potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
9/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.F.gen
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.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.180.12683

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
14.0.0.2846

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.09.22.07

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.6999

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.795

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.csrokt
0.28.0.60698

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.DomaIQ.319864
14.07.09.03

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.22.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.K
14.9.22.18

Sophos
Generic PUA MB
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10343

Vba32 AntiVirus
OScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
31088

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.181
2.0.0.1853

File size:
312.4 KB (319,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/12/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 1:00:00 PM

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 10:09:38 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:U+K0VNCKRc9Gzsw1e/Ufy8e9ZvKxpGxRngSJ2IYVfDgJi3WQGvKFYBFc:FVHRZ4Ge/UfUHvKXigSJhw0iGioFc

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...
 
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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 4 URLs.

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