google-chrome_v.165532823c.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 google-chrome_v.165532823c.exe by TUGUU SL has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
TUGUU SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d182c055590aae487d6fed17b6cae120

SHA-1:
0cd7e276408d602ce57f84fe213cee551b1a8363

SHA-256:
31872dd9388919966fb79b7855757c3a17bf7e99dcd82660e6972583cb0e2f7c

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
12/25/2024 3:24:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.153.142

avast!
NSIS:DomaIQ-C [PUP]
2014.9-151129

AVG
Agent.L
2016.0.2911

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18454

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.29
9.0.1.0333

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ
9.9904

IKARUS anti.virus
APPL
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.1712333

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.1048

Malwarebytes
Adware.DomaIQ
v2015.11.29.08

McAfee
Artemis!D182C055590A
5600.6567

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Click2.cxfbox
0.28.0.60100

Norman
Obfuscated.gen!r
11.20151129

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.11.29.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler (M)
15.11.29.8

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomalIQ/Variant
9478

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
30006

File size:
429.7 KB (440,008 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google-chrome_v.165532823c.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2013 1:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 1:24:02 PM

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 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:PseuAhAqJ0bscg6YJSPkipRx/85B6k57swdt9mxJpcczJH9f9vp8iakLCsbi:9uA2bscg6skXx/8ngSmxnR9MiaNT

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:
7.9424

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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