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 31 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:
7fb990ff0aa273e4e99bfc51d349bbde

SHA-1:
c916ee0a8f95e5d483a3d01375359a97a6391ea8

SHA-256:
3c6f5de70c26e7cf0984a64858ddac1fd0ddad18b37ec549a4c197b11d1f68fb

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

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:
4/26/2024 8:58:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
6217426

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.12.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.197.44

avast!
DomaIQ-BD [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Bundle_r.T
2014.0.4235

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1780

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-56
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.STX
20441

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2011
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AY.gen potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
12/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-f735a5e0
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Spyware: Adware:W32/DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14410

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.12.22.07

McAfee
Program.CryptDomaIQ
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.1068

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.cspmgz
0.28.6.64267

Norman
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
04.12.2014 14:30:06

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.464832
14.12.22.01

Panda Antivirus
Generic Malware
14.12.22.07

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.F
14.12.22.19

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.67
2.0.0.2013

File size:
453.9 KB (464,832 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 12:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 12:24:02 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:
1/21/2014 7:25:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7/kviXzdteey0HHgXwr38Eh+Mb86O7rFTHKBfv:FdtzjHYwX1bg7M

Entry address:
0xC4D7

Entry point:
E8, 10, 56, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 60, 21, 42, 00, E8, 6F, 09, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 60, 88, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, FB, 57, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 02, 60, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 7B, 09, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, F6, 56, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, 70, D0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 14, 84, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 18, 49, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3710

Code size:
110.5 KB (113,152 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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