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 22 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)

MD5:
621875a4d27feb92ff9446a251783c92

SHA-1:
c317ff759a4eff0bdd892840d200cc226ada7ae2

SHA-256:
9f1dfdb5259d57399f89c118dd99bf7c4059279ebe9e04ed4615ae32691948de

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/24/2024 6:42:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1013

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.145.160

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-T [PUP]
2014.9-140428

AVG
DomaIQ
2015.0.3491

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1.0.20.590

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.62498
9.0.1.0118

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9731

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-28-04_2

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11907

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3948

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.04.28.10

McAfee
Artemis!8B2376AB901A
5600.7147

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
15.0.0.354

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Stealer.cwxrck
0.28.0.59608

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.28.10

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.F
14.8.7.18

Sophos
Generic PUA PN
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.DomaIQ/Variant
10633

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28650

File size:
490.5 KB (502,256 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:
4/25/2014 7:58:16 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:IMKMxKOU2lU7LXCl8EzBbjEtyYRHQQsfs1vo9:HNB2XX1FwQsfs1e

Entry address:
0x567F

Entry point:
E8, 73, 2C, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 78, CB, 42, 00, FF, 15, 6C, D0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 09, 0D, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 50, D0, 41, 00, 50, E8, 54, 0D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 57, 33, FF, 85, F6, 74, 1B, 6A, E0, 33, D2, 58, F7, F6, 3B, 45, 10, 73, 0F, E8, D6, 0C, 00, 00, C7, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, 3C, 0F, AF, 75, 10, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 85, DB, 74, 09, 53, E8, C6, 13, 00, 00, 59, 8B, F8...
 
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Code size:
108.5 KB (111,104 bytes)

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

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