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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 winrar.exe by TUGUU, SL has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. 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, SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
231c0af8df8f762adb7c0d17a27b416e

SHA-1:
cac439cb5d085aedf5ab2f755098dda68ca073c6

SHA-256:
66372a3060b49fad623a6d9250a615b1b12a4fe066f825ee024de5aa9ec06245

Scanner detections:
20 / 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:
4/16/2024 5:09:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.139070
1021

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.143.44

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-T [PUP]
2014.9-140420

AVG
DomaIQ
2015.0.3506

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.139070
1.0.20.550

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUP
18095

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2630
9.0.1.0103

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.139070
8.14.04.20.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9671

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.139070
11.2014-20-04_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.139070
14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11806

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.4023

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.04.13.11

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.139070
15.0.0.330

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.04.13.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TUGUUSL.G
14.4.13.9

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28214

File size:
620.3 KB (635,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TUGUU, SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/26/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/27/2014 6:59:59 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:
4/11/2014 7:55:38 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:mrL7anD8b/2lQbZtUaQ9e0CjGO5951fWjjkcwZEV1lJw0YJa:wSnD8rAe0CjGA9fWXkclV1lJCa

Entry address:
0x2E4D

Entry point:
E8, FC, 1E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 82, 04, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, AC, 31, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 73, 1F, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, C7, 74, 47, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, C3, 25, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 31, 25, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 9E, 25, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 2B, 20, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5D...
 
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Entropy:
5.9313

Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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

http://dlp.cloudbox52.com/o-SRS9AM48sokxEIl6-rTZARQ3xGux1GKO3EUyqcHJGlgf4DjCoRflm5GuCPcUu8D-G84Zq9EEAx02_Gih09tg

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