winrar.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 winrar.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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as WinRAR archiver but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7b591e5ea7ac0de662c1fa7ace312b5f

SHA-1:
5e3df9a4e8facb545c9f922a35c95cf38b660daf

SHA-256:
8a37ac1f99b3c2f10d681ad7b0dfd3713cbdc5789dc16bcb52d79fa2940bbf0a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 9:40:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TuguuSL.G
14.8.7.18

File size:
368 KB (376,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
12/9/2013 5:56:54 PM

Valid to:
12/9/2014 5:56:54 PM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu S.L., O=Tuguu S.L., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B49CE87BAE8BE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/2/2014 12:10:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:LWpkbJvLBgM4QoRmQ3BxbEhlgB+djvXHQ5bjVO8x5BYK:0I1LBg9QoRmQxxbylqgvXHQbOm5v

Entry address:
0x377B

Entry point:
E8, BB, 55, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, CC, 63, 41, 00, FF, 15, 60, 00, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 35, 42, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 5C, 00, 41, 00, 50, E8, E5, 41, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, A8, 2D, 41, 00, E8, 65, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, 7E, 57, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, EC, 57, 41, 00, BA, E8, 57, 41, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
6.4106

Code size:
57 KB (58,368 bytes)

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