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 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. With this installer, users are expecting to download WinRAR archiver but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
19e2f1d9799555167846870d8c7a8ae2

SHA-1:
8a6f048d12d25514da2da4a0d2c7f6bfd386fd83

SHA-256:
8f4aa069e93c39c20934d8b50cd49600bfab30f086aaa46e8773ecd74da84ddf

Scanner detections:
24 / 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 7:31:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
1016

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.04.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.145.40

AVG
DomaIQ_r.J
2015.0.3494

Bitdefender
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
1.0.20.570

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
18160

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2759
9.0.1.0114

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
8.14.04.24.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9718

F-Secure
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
11.2014-24-04_5

G Data
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11873

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3967

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.04.24.01

McAfee
Artemis!3DABD305A85C
5600.7150

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
15.0.0.342

nProtect
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
14.04.24.02

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.24.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TuguuSL.G
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28574

File size:
438.9 KB (449,448 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:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/13/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/18/2014 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu S.L., OU=U B76539535, O=Tuguu S.L., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
08EC69B75B2FE31EC2C53E0E441AC0E1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/16/2014 5:37:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OamiLuncbmmkHCUwDgt/ZSwLM2f3a6xAEg8ovT9ploCe1O6pRbYxvfTgDYwy:7miGmkHC3s3SwLMAvxAQwjJe7Srgfy

Entry address:
0x271A

Entry point:
E8, 27, 2E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 20, FA, 41, 00, E8, 0C, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, D8, 57, 42, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 29, 30, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 4C, 31, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 6D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, FD, 2E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 4C, 52, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, C0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, E3, 0A, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7330

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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

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