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windows-media-player-12.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 windows-media-player-12.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. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
TUGUU, SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
87cbc6acf31ef568ca3681a90902d344

SHA-1:
940bed0ae271540da99c3f94cfbfc85d186cd52b

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
4/26/2024 4:00:36 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.13
460

avast!
DomaIQ-CO [PUP]
2014.9-151102

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97960
1.0.20.1530

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BK potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of cleanse uninstaller.exe (Adware)
2015.11.2.3

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12612

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.1184

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Domalq
v2015.11.02.03

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97960
16.0.0.918

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler (M)
15.9.6.22

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
29708

File size:
329.6 KB (337,496 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\windows-media-player-12.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TUGUU, SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/26/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/27/2014 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="TUGUU, SL", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="TUGUU, SL", L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1DE894C9D18A7BB0CFA10F699F31A9A4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/2/2014 1:11:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:+FSJry9l99YeXc6ChVFvfdXpO8swhfLATHCYm+AKthZnysqDnVNRPwoxYrYBei6E:hY9l9Sxb9fd5O8JxL46+AaDysatwoxYK

Entry address:
0x3599

Entry point:
B8, 80, 15, 4D, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 68, 69, 69, 74, 79, 74, 68, 6E, 62, 67, 00, 63, 98, BE, 00, 1D, B5, B5, 20, 69, EE, 8D, E3, 63, 37, B7, FA, 19, B4, 03, BB, D2, 6A, 2F, C0, 93, 17, AA, 80, 2B, 86, BF, F5, 4E, 01, 58, 84, BF, 41, AA, 87, FF, 0B, D6, F6, E5, F0, EA, CD, AE, FA, FB, 8B, 51, 20, 23, 97, FD, 01, 58, 0F, 87, 96, FB, 21, 94, B1, 9A, A3, AB, DE, F8, 5A, 7B, 38, 7B, 20, 62, E9, D6, EB, 2A, 28, DA, 95, B8, F0, A1, A7, D5, 52, D6, B1, C3...
 
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Entropy:
7.8716  (probably packed)

Code size:
102 KB (104,448 bytes)

The file windows-media-player-12.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://downloads.gufile.com/.../windows-media-player-12.exe

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