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. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4dfa4ce5f23c9af921aa145bdde56815

SHA-1:
e02279858e0c8628216e1f1c9576350f66284432

SHA-256:
67b72220199036ea7c630b4b966066480b3fa54a3dffebee3224392f6c8817be

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ download installer to bundle various adware offers.

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:
4/26/2024 2:35:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
860

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.174.250

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3338

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1350

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.28
9.0.1.0270

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
8.14.09.27.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.T.gen potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-27-09_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.9.3

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13504

Malwarebytes
PUP.Adware.DomaIQ
v2014.09.27.01

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.810

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.W3i.dcjdsd
0.28.2.62286

Norman
Obfuscated.gen!r
11.20140927

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.27.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.F
14.9.27.13

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.40369
2.0.0.1935

File size:
543.5 KB (556,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/13/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/18/2014 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu S.L., OU=U B76539535, O=Tuguu S.L., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

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

Serial number:
08EC69B75B2FE31EC2C53E0E441AC0E1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:MuoAFdSLMBcw584Ggnxu1Y3KcJIfDPhpTnKz1J7e/JzwtMGlIm:MjOS6cEjgnSAXTGni/VQnH

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9563

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

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