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audacity.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 audacity.exe by Tuguu SL has been detected as adware by 34 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)

Version:
4.0.6.32

MD5:
f8741405d805c17c9550ff4075b81aad

SHA-1:
2cae8a5b170c0f3864744a3f8351fd5d9d50cdf6

SHA-256:
d24c423b9b3fbcbec3df323a0b94454d8a75e21632f99ba0259c1d69c469b8cf

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
11/5/2024 10:26:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
6322129

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2014.12.30

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.198.178

avast!
Installer-AE [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1820

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-135
0.98/19855

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.KR
20528

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
12/30/2014

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.F.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Downloader.Small
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14484

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.12.30.12

McAfee
Program.Adware-DomaIQ
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.1092

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.csdqll
0.30.0.64448

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
29.12.2014 07:19:03

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.DomaIQ.319704
14.12.29.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.12.30.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TuguuSL.I
14.12.30.0

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10147

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.182
2.0.0.2021

File size:
312.2 KB (319,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu SL

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/11/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES, PostalCode=38670, STREET=Calle Bentinerfe (Pol Industrial De La Atala) 35, SERIALNUMBER=B76539535, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=ES, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0C6B6125B506B75A743332123041C893

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/14/2013 4:09:38 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:D+K0zo6YpSSShM7g2rjx85GPRV94CsTAdyYmN6SgdtPu24cb9sYd:qzLSFs+jxEkV9UsdyYmwjm279V

Entry address:
0x30DC

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 73, 2D, 00, 00, A3, C4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 80, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, C0, 36, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 0B, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://dlp.kungfile.com/d/27/audacity/.../361

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