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vafplayer.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 vafplayer.exe by tuguu sl has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup.
Publisher:
tuguu sl  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8845dd3ad36af2154de461b977e55417

SHA-1:
c4f2869a638a5320a2a16a32ecc9c5085675b2e5

SHA-256:
05afc5e4d28cb329c1f8ba5a49ad77100e6031cc4823b4ab5d751befa8d8ea40

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
5/27/2024 5:00:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Agent.BEFC
878

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.03

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.170.158

avast!
Win32:Installer-U [PUP]
2014.9-140910

AVG
Downloader.Generic13.CLYK.dropper
2015.0.3356

Bitdefender
Trojan.Agent.BEFC
1.0.20.1265

Bkav FE
HW32.CDB
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.KAO
19406

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.4979
9.0.1.0253

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Agent.BEFC
8.14.09.10.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.10358

F-Prot
W32/A-5c7b02ff
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Agent.BEFC
11.2014-10-09_4

G Data
Trojan.Agent.BEFC
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Tuguu
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13247

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3274

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Dropper.BL
v2014.09.10.02

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7012

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Tugspay.A
1.10904

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Agent.BEFC
15.0.0.759

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.SMSSend.ddxiaw
0.28.2.61942

nProtect
Trojan.Agent.BEFC
14.09.02.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.10.02

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT3
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.tuguusl.J
14.9.10.2

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.RGMUTLD
37.0.11159

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Lollipop
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
32766

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Lollipop.Win32.299
2.0.0.1909

File size:
226.9 KB (232,328 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
tuguu sl

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
6/13/2013 6:06:55 PM

Valid to:
6/13/2014 6:06:55 PM

Subject:
CN=tuguu sl, O=tuguu sl, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B632A0CF95E4D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/23/2014 1:35:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:p4lwZ40243s0gJvyTZaPYZeHF/tIzi+Tk98i9goc8VRt1YE:Sn0d8PJvyQYZelVIziveo/Rth

Entry address:
0x3B7E

Entry point:
B8, 4C, 95, 48, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 50, 45, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 61, 63, 74, 32, 00, 38, 5A, A3, F1, 38, 63, A6, D0, 1B, BA, C0, C2, C2, 59, 48, 58, AE, 91, 37, 95, B9, A8, F0, 47, 54, CB, D0, 37, 5A, 7A, FF, 1C, 9D, 0C, F6, 2B, D9, 86, B8, D2, 2E, B5, 2A, 2A, A6, 33, B6, 0F, 2A, 5E, 4F, 5A, 18, D7, 55, 78, AF, 3D, 30, 0C, 34, 9B, 8F, EF, 7E, 28, AE, B0, F2, BA, AD, 82, A7, 47, E2, E6, A0, C1, 66, DB, 40, B3, 76, 39, 65, E6, 4E, A5, 12, 73, F7, 31, B3...
 
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Packer / compiler:
PECompact v2

Code size:
112.5 KB (115,200 bytes)

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

http://dls.vafplayer.com/d/11/VAFPlayer/230/.../

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