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7-zip.exe

Awimba LLC

This is the Tuguu DomaIQ download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application 7-zip.exe by Awimba has been detected as adware by 30 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.download-21.com.
Publisher:
Awimba LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
cfeffae8fa320951e97b605044cd3d0f

SHA-1:
b23db9a7ccc2e7250ac93bd4527c9d5c932960e0

SHA-256:
f6d2c6f41f814019123cae60655ff0325570b0020a039f2bd7c5ed4e3706a7c3

Scanner detections:
30 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 10:24:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
675

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2015.04.01

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DomaIQ.Gen7
3.6.1.96

avast!
DomaIQ-AF [PUP]
2014.9-150331

AVG
DomaIQ
2016.0.3153

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.450

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-206
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.W
21603

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.37
9.0.1.090

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
8.15.07.05.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AH potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2015-31-03_3

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of player_plugin.exe (Adware)
2015.7.5.13

IKARUS anti.virus
APPL
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15441

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.DomaIQ
14.0.0.2262

Malwarebytes
PUP.OptionalBundleInstaller.A
v2015.03.31.03

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!7EA292538C27
5600.6809

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
16.0.0.270

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Nsis.Adware.dcnaeo
0.30.8.659

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
11.20150331

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r4 (Not a Virus)
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Awimba
15.3.31.15

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
59

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomalIQ/Variant
9964

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.8F5D3811
7.2.90

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.39294
2.0.0.2122

File size:
721.5 KB (738,832 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\7-zip.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Awimba LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/9/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/15/2014 5:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Awimba LLC, O=Awimba LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
09A928EF40E9E87418147E2639362A6E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GuudU1f3GHvN/scE8qBjwkH8O0Q8HgukpmrfMdEh5YMxuqxQ4if:GueU1e9scgRwkHKQP7OUuh5lxuqxKf

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:
7.9665

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file 7-zip.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ttb.download-21.com/download/request/.../aWKJ4uEm?gclid=<?php echo $_GET['gclid'] ?>

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