setup.exe

Tuguu S.L

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 S.L 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 S.L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f733e9aa962533c49c2a6e4076a758c7

SHA-1:
d50dc3f00d5789e18ba505277e4b350cf1d91a3f

SHA-256:
ac4211b81e4bbba1569df4f68387349bc64addeeab60e076e8ae72f8fd702d5f

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/25/2024 6:15:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.04.11

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.142.206

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140411

AVG
Skodna.Bundle_r.Y
2015.0.3507

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.URT
18087

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.21779
9.0.1.0101

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AZ (variant)
8.9667

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.D.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-11-04_6

G Data
Win32.Application.DomalQ
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.4032

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.04.11.03

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ!87EAB94F6E66
5600.7163

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.ctadmg
0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus
Suspicious file
14.04.11.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.F
14.4.11.13

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28194

File size:
312.5 KB (320,000 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:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/3/2013 7:13:51 AM

Valid to:
12/4/2014 7:13:51 AM

Subject:
E=victor.camacho@tuguu.com, CN=Tuguu S.L, O=Tuguu S.L, L=Adeje, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121111958C6091E136AAD058195A273968F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/6/2014 4:50:03 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:MV24jwnTGLyoE2fsAu6i6xgB1A/QXoCPk96zmWYK:MV2mwnTyyoE2fsz6xgBu1CV

Entry address:
0x1573

Entry point:
E8, BF, 26, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D8, CF, 40, 00, 89, 0D, D4, CF, 40, 00, 89, 15, D0, CF, 40, 00, 89, 1D, CC, CF, 40, 00, 89, 35, C8, CF, 40, 00, 89, 3D, C4, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, F0, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, E4, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, C0, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, BC, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, B8, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, B4, CF, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, E8, CF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, DC, CF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, E0, CF, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, EC, CF, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.8867

Code size:
30.5 KB (31,232 bytes)

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

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