vaf-player-1-0-en-win.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 vaf-player-1-0-en-win.exe by Tuguu SL has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from dw.uptodown.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Tuguu SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
dae1d2b06766eb16a4dc3dbe60c2c424

SHA-1:
e32a640016e87cd862b7ade677bd13316949fcd7

SHA-256:
6d6fe74fa79a5dcc38f2562d2dcc99fab38f8402892517913a64856c0c4e7d2c

Scanner detections:
9 / 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:
4/19/2024 5:42:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.DomaIQ
4.0.3.141113

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ.AC (variant)
8.10556

G Data
NSIS.Application.DomalQ
14.11.24

McAfee
Artemis!DAE1D2B06766
5600.6947

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.11.13.02

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TuguuSL.V
14.11.13.14

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0611
7.2.317

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
33888

File size:
394.4 KB (403,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\vafplayer_011\vaf-player-1-0-en-win.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/7/2011 2:45:54 PM

Valid to:
10/7/2012 2:45:54 PM

Subject:
E=contact@tuguu.com, CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, L=Adeje, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112132AB67D770806FD7A7A513E9F81969E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SstyN90vESp5UvEj8M09w06N/QkB330rWNFl9iS8fO10Rz8Bgfhsh4EfY1elcsQF:Dy90mvEIj6wcl9iQ1s8+psh4qXlW

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file vaf-player-1-0-en-win.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 12 URLs.

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/WNJPhdlPWMFwPMUj8LsfP72171APfT491tbDXhvTZHcMhmftiXaAoMWFVBf1m-Yg9AQzs3Lr1jB-VlC4X3k-21C86CQsKL_mGTT5VUhnbuCLLeUJiBQ6RCGbGofVu963/oiBfTz2F5oKat_KU6lIdTV69lJL1hONiGa0R6cux_ihTFAlJPxRlhtp1nHiPl7LY3M_LUOCJbnQxytv0rgURDLI1qCVJc3MdVgEsG6ur1Ap_H1q9E3BdzKRtcixnQSnj/upUoYCtbP7kdqW-VYthlQc1m3EjVySgn8XwE8KQXTlcyNaX3DU6pKSI7EgWR7JTtQJxHKoiaKg21teZmbMO75No3sSHh1SK1R324vkN0f5U1tNQx7ldlfOy9er29QADS/.../

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