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 28 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:
8d2e426b4acec57c87dafd8b1b9fec4d

SHA-1:
ef734b664c7b11d013a25048e42c5e14e62cf3ab

SHA-256:
d5740c51606275c198296c6601dcd6752245f2a08791d87cb8b17e15063132d4

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/26/2024 1:06:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.DomaIQ.AK
1013

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.04.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.145.118

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140427

AVG
DomaIQ_r.I
2015.0.3491

Bitdefender
Adware.DomaIQ.AK
1.0.20.585

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
18176

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.13477
9.0.1.0117

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.DomaIQ.AK
8.14.04.27.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9728

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-27-04_1

G Data
Adware.DomaIQ.AK
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11896

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3951

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.04.27.05

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!bwz
5600.7147

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.DomaIQ.AK
15.0.0.351

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lolipop.cvzhot
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Adware.DomaIQ.AK
14.04.27.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.04.27.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.F
14.4.27.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.DomaIQ!6.1723
23.00.65.14425

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/DomainIQ.INEGeCD
37.0.10903

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28638

File size:
395.5 KB (405,000 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 4:13:51 PM

Valid to:
12/4/2014 4:13:51 PM

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:
3/27/2014 5:42:42 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:+4W8TBRUv304+vSfhwr7y3TdzRdDEt+J2Fj1PTJ3wlXsYFf3bQneYO+:+61RUgvSpwC3xldYJt1PTNaDles+

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, B4, 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, 80, 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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Code size:
40 KB (40,960 bytes)

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