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vafplayersetup.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 vafplayersetup.exe by TUGUU SL has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.domaiq.com.
Publisher:
TUGUU SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
472e631b8b0c67e50468319f3f21c925

SHA-1:
d58992f287e762f7723465ec320f6d95512100fc

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/27/2024 4:18:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-T [PUP]
2014.9-140608

AVG
Skodna.Generic
2015.0.3449

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.29
9.0.1.0159

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ (variant)
8.9065

G Data
Win32.Application.DomaIQ
14.6.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.173.10234

McAfee
Artemis!472E631B8B0C
5600.7105

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.O
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.94

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1118
7.2.159

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
23512

File size:
364.9 KB (373,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\vafplayersetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TUGUU SL

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2012 12:02:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2013 12:02:02 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:
079402776DB199

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 7:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:sszV5gniIFagpiou+4k1yak6ps2laIUfb60eW8EoD/PaU/Ln8kkPQ/3xb0Utza65:vV5gniIFagpiou+4k1yakKlaDpeYobjd

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:
7.3748

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://download.domaiq.com/download.php?cat=3&group=159&app=VAFPlayer&aff=22&promo=150

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