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cyberghost-vpn.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 cyberghost-vpn.exe by Tuguu S.L has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softwaredls.com.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a2a82e41b41b011c99ad19ca62676f3c

SHA-1:
bdb6bf0951f8fe71c3a0abf567da1932c7ab0a57

SHA-256:
91c3f1a99b19e2c6edb75c2cde033e8a621b2121e8686e722d3b7429212f8fc6

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 1:49:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.133.104

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140223

AVG
DomaIQ_r.D
2015.0.3554

Dr.Web
Trojan.MulDrop5.9989
9.0.1.054

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BA (variant)
8.9461

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.4265

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.02.23.11

McAfee
Artemis!B306AB9B0846
5600.7210

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.02.23.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TuguuSL.O
14.8.7.18

Sophos
Generic PUA EA
4.97

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
26788

File size:
365.1 KB (373,880 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\cyberghost-vpn.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu S.L.

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
12/9/2013 2:56:54 PM

Valid to:
12/9/2014 2:56:54 PM

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

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B49CE87BAE8BE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/21/2014 5:03:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:uLdfmIQ5cCnUQfrDD6dPvw2ONKp/gSDGEIZdlQmafsQQkwb8mhYu:wfVgcCnPrv6t7YSDGEKlQmafsQQAmz

Entry address:
0x377B

Entry point:
E8, 0B, 56, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, CC, 63, 41, 00, FF, 15, 60, 00, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 7F, 42, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 5C, 00, 41, 00, 50, E8, 2F, 42, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 6A, 0C, 68, A8, 2D, 41, 00, E8, B5, 42, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, CE, 57, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, EC, 57, 41, 00, BA, E8, 57, 41, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A...
 
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Code size:
57 KB (58,368 bytes)

The file cyberghost-vpn.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.softwaredls.com/.../cyberghost-vpn.exe

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