Setup.exe

Tuguu Israel Ltd

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 Israel has been detected as adware by 12 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 Israel Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
423ca3ae4d86bb819aca02645bd526fe

SHA-1:
d5fb0338c038d33f65d8f6b6ae6f23404c28358b

SHA-256:
c3f929f1226a6f0cbf34fa5b8b74ca08382e9febf6636df9d641966eb80c497d

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software bundles potentially unwanted offers during setup including toolbars and adware.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:24:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.142.186

AVG
DomaIQ_r.H
2015.0.3508

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUP
18084

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ (variant)
8.9665

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11721

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.4033

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.04.11.08

McAfee
Artemis!564F55A8164A
5600.7164

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.11.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuIsrael.F
14.8.7.22

Sophos
Generic PUA IP
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28194

File size:
431.9 KB (442,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
6/11/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/20/2014 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu Israel Ltd, O=Tuguu Israel Ltd, L=RAMAT GAN, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06FD356584CBF71B04A7AFE790A2329F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/9/2014 12:31:45 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:mLkL+jocfjGNouUGCDPJolfCf/EO0ksQyXYf4+UYPskubZmYaQOYHn:mwL+ccfjTuUGCDholyb0YHUnLn

Entry address:
0x2315

Entry point:
E8, 53, 24, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, DD, 09, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 08, 51, E8, 3B, 25, 00, 00, 59, 59, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 51, C7, 01, E8, C9, 41, 00, E8, B7, 24, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, E8, E3, FF, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, B8, FF, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, FF, 75, 08, 51, E8, 1E, 26, 00, 00, 59, 59, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 51, E8, 78, 24, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.6539

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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

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