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 30 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)

Version:
4.0.6.32

MD5:
f34f885a9b02b5195b9e1fc954ee3531

SHA-1:
f16c4392cce6dae932ca61f0b3e5b4e9d7e6d141

SHA-256:
aad83b8f0c8b6b3292dda6f8748146f32fc80e9fd98544aa4dca9e15c0a14c82

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
4/19/2024 11:25:22 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
910

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.153.246

avast!
Installer-AE [PUP]
2014.9-140809

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2015.0.3388

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1105

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.KR
18492

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.0221

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ.B potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
8/9/2014

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

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-09-08_7

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.10.8.23

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Downloader.Small
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1712348

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3434

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.08.09.06

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.7044

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.663

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.csdqll
0.28.0.60100

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.DomaIQ.319752
14.06.09.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.08.09.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.F
14.8.9.5

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10432

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
30086

File size:
312.2 KB (319,728 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/12/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES, PostalCode=38670, STREET=Calle Bentinerfe (Pol Industrial De La Atala) 35, SERIALNUMBER=B76539535, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=ES, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0C6B6125B506B75A743332123041C893

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/14/2013 10:09:38 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:E+K0zo6YpSSShM7g2rjx85GPRV94CsTAdyYmN6SgdtPu24cb9sYR:1zLSFs+jxEkV9UsdyYmwjm279p

Entry address:
0x30DC

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 73, 2D, 00, 00, A3, C4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 80, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, C0, 36, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 0B, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

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