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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 cleanse uninstaller.exe by TUGUU, SL has been detected as adware by 17 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)

MD5:
a4baf9da2d8adfd477e95c4860e6f39d

SHA-1:
0e2ab6c66bb1581a05988eb9894788c94c53fa72

SHA-256:
8fce3cf3183bd240c730ca3418a3b342760fc02e1a209c4fc53f51e3659db60c

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
4/23/2025 10:30:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.13
946

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.07.04

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.158.108

avast!
DomaIQ-CO [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware DomaIQ_r.L
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97960
1.0.20.925

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97960
8.14.07.04.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97960
11.2014-04-07_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97960
14.7.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12612

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3613

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Domalq
v2014.07.04.07

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Zusy.97960
15.0.0.555

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TUGUUSL.T
14.7.4.6

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
29708

File size:
329.7 KB (337,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TUGUU, SL

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2014 12:59:59 AM

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:
7/2/2014 10:11:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:GFSJry9l99YeXc6ChVFvfdXpO8swhfLATHCYm+AKthZnysqDnVNRPwoxYrYBei6g:JY9l9Sxb9fd5O8JxL46+AaDysatwoxYG

Entry address:
0x3599

Entry point:
B8, 80, 15, 4D, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 68, 69, 69, 74, 79, 74, 68, 6E, 62, 67, 00, 63, 98, BE, 00, 1D, B5, B5, 20, 69, EE, 8D, E3, 63, 37, B7, FA, 19, B4, 03, BB, D2, 6A, 2F, C0, 93, 17, AA, 80, 2B, 86, BF, F5, 4E, 01, 58, 84, BF, 41, AA, 87, FF, 0B, D6, F6, E5, F0, EA, CD, AE, FA, FB, 8B, 51, 20, 23, 97, FD, 01, 58, 0F, 87, 96, FB, 21, 94, B1, 9A, A3, AB, DE, F8, 5A, 7B, 38, 7B, 20, 62, E9, D6, EB, 2A, 28, DA, 95, B8, F0, A1, A7, D5, 52, D6, B1, C3...
 
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Code size:
102 KB (104,448 bytes)

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

http://cleanse-uninstaller.archivospc.com/.../Cleanse Uninstaller.exe

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