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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 flashplayer.exe by Awimba has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Awimba LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0c47add77fda1355fe17a3414523b438

SHA-1:
1c7d949f14a7382b8f85a165a4ecaae6bb382554

SHA-256:
bec9d2f970f057777c16a2e185de5f7a53578cf3e3691fefd967b9e5d18be46e

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ (by InstallX) software bundler that may include toolbars and other browser extensions offers.

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:
11/27/2024 8:51:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.125.190

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-AI [PUP]
2014.9-140415

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2015.0.3503

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.14415

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17639

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.29
9.0.1.0105

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ
8.9309

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/DomaIQ.C
4/15/2014

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.A
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
NSIS.Application.DomaIQ
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.175.10881

Malwarebytes
Adware.DomaIQ
v2014.04.15.12

McAfee
Artemis!0C47ADD77FDA
5600.7159

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.W3i.cjeffs
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Awimba.L
14.8.7.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1582BDDE!360889822
23.00.65.14413

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R47CPF2
7.2.105

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R47CPF2
10.465.15

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
25576

File size:
832.1 KB (852,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Awimba LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2012 11:12:06 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2013 11:12:06 AM

Subject:
CN=Awimba LLC, O=Awimba LLC, L=wilmington, S=DE, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
0423F035F20DC9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:DFLGD/L5fUJ/nn3bOKSk+gU/FO1GxISS5cWltdzuRh:M3RUNuzgU01SqXfzuRh

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9800

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file flashplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://cpadominator.com/.../index.php?g=mplayerkws&src=114695&kw=search yahoo.com&lp=4

http://cpadominator.com/.../index.php?g=mplayer&src=114695&kw=ron&lp=4n

http://dls.nicdls.com/p/187/FlashPlayer/.../458?lp=4

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