setup_v.172358544a.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_v.172358544a.exe by Tuguu S.L has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from dls.123mplayer.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d2607078dfac670767ab48041d901301

SHA-1:
60b36274abcaa8649ecf10036362c93eb4dc1002

SHA-256:
f5495d96ebbc3c016025c62c26cd1dcdc74abbcbd78c1f7be4dc7f3fa8cea587

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
5/5/2024 11:04:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.28
9.0.1.0135

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ
8.8441

Malwarebytes
Adware.DomaIQ
v2014.05.15.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.R
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.89

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0612
7.2.135

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
18650

File size:
533.4 KB (546,248 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup_v.172358544a.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/14/2013 12:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/19/2014 12:00:00 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:
12/6/2009 11:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2uAxsm/4o7yxZYhIhMeH+ShWB3Ht8GrXKmnMWc3pDpq8mwip/bdIQftgBugyYsV:2Fxsm/4NZYhIhMeH2d8SX+n3HPsTdIW/

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9570

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file setup_v.172358544a.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

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