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avast.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 avast.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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free AVAST Antivirus 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:
73c92dad1ac9c39394b381fc3fd54f69

SHA-1:
fa0551b954e0721536b7c2cebd9c1a1e8a8dd5e9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
11/23/2024 5:06:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu (M)
16.8.22.2

File size:
328 KB (335,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\avast.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu S.L.

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2014 9:52:55 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2015 9:52:55 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4AFA4A3660EFF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/30/2014 5:28:36 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8IWbEGsxdTGzTb1P6LG/J9hS14sCIFQwaEyUNxYrYBei6CNYA:8ISEGsx68LG/J9h1sQuxYrQUCF

Entry address:
0x2F35

Entry point:
B8, 7C, 05, 4D, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 6D, 61, 6E, 71, 75, 65, 64, 69, 63, 65, 00, 64, 35, A0, F9, BD, 67, CF, 11, A4, 55, D5, D9, 76, 6D, E9, 3F, 09, 58, EA, 01, 3C, 8C, 97, DE, 61, A1, 3B, 47, 90, 96, 98, 61, 4F, D5, 53, 93, 83, 9D, 33, 4E, 0E, 5A, 45, 2C, 19, 5C, D1, DC, 8F, 77, 6B, A5, 22, BC, 66, 02, 69, 7E, CD, 31, E5, E3, 0E, BC, A6, 38, B0, 45, F3, BF, 29, B1, 5B, 53, C6, 75, 3D, 8E, C6, C1, AF, 85, 66, 47, 4A, 40, 1D, 29, 9E, 0E, 43, E5, CB...
 
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Entropy:
7.8743  (probably packed)

Code size:
100 KB (102,400 bytes)

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