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spotify.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 spotify.exe by Tuguu S.L has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bd7c75dab5a18a9407612ddfd28855da

SHA-1:
458489e1699638db0d5f948a606141bc6242bec3

SHA-256:
54dfb7539d6abdcccdf34e8e0d425a4a32f4fc2bc5f005617e09e4c6df818e4c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles third-party components such as adware in the installer.

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:
5/8/2024 5:59:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler (M)
16.4.22.9

File size:
449.5 KB (460,336 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu S.L.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/14/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/18/2014 2:00:00 PM

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:
12/3/2013 6:39:35 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:zSelM67O+qiq2vZvymBvh62W4hPpmM7wyxGV6jQ6100nmK1r8iw49cCiKwYs:OIvZv7h62phxB7wyxGV6Z/4N49cCro

Entry address:
0xD50B

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 59, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 40, 34, 42, 00, E8, EB, 22, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 70, A8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 85, 5B, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 8C, 63, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, F7, 22, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 80, 5A, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, A4, E0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, 95, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 4C, 51, 00...
 
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Code size:
113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

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

http://ttb.dinafiler.com/download/request/.../IW40mkdc?mkwid=ijbQ4UYs&pcrid=3461460511&kword= spotify&match=p

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