flashplayer_v.160388738b.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 flashplayer_v.160388738b.exe by TUGUU SL has been detected as adware by 11 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:
TUGUU SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
36b11dd0f180f8b72cca941dc3950997

SHA-1:
1aaeebb3943a8e651e74550bf6120c2a52719274

SHA-256:
f9e368c835a97bae8ffa391c838b1ccc60f9b9c36baa247d0880a0923cde3f70

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ download installer to bundle various adware 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:
11/5/2024 3:45:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Paleo.A
7.11.82.198

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-L [PUP]
2014.9-141123

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.29
9.0.1.0327

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ
8.8410

Malwarebytes
PUP.FakeFlash.Domaiq
v2014.11.23.06

McAfee
Artemis!36B11DD0F180
5600.6937

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TUGUUSL.X
14.11.23.18

Sophos
Generic PUA IE
4.89

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_DOMAIQ.A
7.2.327

Trend Micro
ADW_DOMAIQ.A
10.465.23

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
18404

File size:
404.5 KB (414,232 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\flashplayer_v.160388738b.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2013 10:24:02 AM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 10:24:02 AM

Subject:
CN=TUGUU SL, O=TUGUU SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

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:
2776B257979F9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UuA1ppxWKW6k37ZHo/b7iEuRl3yOdBEuV167XqV:UFjp4KW6k37ObfwliOLczqV

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9367

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file flashplayer_v.160388738b.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

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