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 34 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 SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
28e6157247ef406be1897bb1d023803a

SHA-1:
edde90128c06bf34360e0c9ee074ab3a550dd0d8

SHA-256:
52f79a76bee353941840e126f59bf6ba4f67a7f1ce5a35d96c202e19e0d5628f

Scanner detections:
34 / 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 9:38:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
5661185

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.04.22

avast!
DomaIQ-CC [PUP]
2014.9-150422

AVG
Adware DomaIQ_r.I
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.560

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
21853

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.13477
9.0.1.0112

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
4/22/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-ac565611
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.23.8

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Lollipop
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12244

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

Malwarebytes
Adware.DomaIQ
v2015.04.22.04

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!bwz
5600.6788

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.197.67.0

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.DomaIQ.AK
16.0.0.336

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lolipop.cvzhot
0.28.0.59921

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Adware.DomaIQ.AK
14.05.29.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.04.22.04

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r4 (Not a Virus)
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Tuguu.Bundler
15.4.21.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16AB1FFC!380313596
23.00.65.15420

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.DomalIQ/Variant
9921

Total Defense
Win32/DomainIQ.BHfYaLD
37.1.62.1

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
29732

File size:
550.5 KB (563,688 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 1:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 1:24:02 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:
3/28/2014 6:10:27 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:2sWPjZjMU4p+P2DSZ21TbYFfzEp8gw28WV2Gd4+Sn6U8QHYrT12Yux:2NtjMU3Wa65bwWjAiQHAT1wx

Entry address:
0x3C66

Entry point:
E8, 37, 2C, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, BC, 74, 41, 00, FF, 15, 6C, B0, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 4B, 0C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 50, B0, 40, 00, 50, E8, 50, 0C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, 88, 71, 41, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA...
 
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Entropy:
5.6673

Code size:
40 KB (40,960 bytes)

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

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