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installer_for_avg-anti-virus-free-edition-2012.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 installer_for_avg-anti-virus-free-edition-2012.exe by Tuguu SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer.
Publisher:
Tuguu SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
671e29355d37c391420b86e882f59407

SHA-1:
2a369ab337e66a252e36816fbf1d4f987c0881cf

SHA-256:
e9b3c0fff87f6c55cdb1e2e23cc1ee146852e4152d11a767f5cd8beda096c4f2

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
12/25/2024 5:37:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Bundler (M)
16.6.8.2

File size:
394.5 KB (403,960 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_for_avg-anti-virus-free-edition-2012.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu SL

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/7/2011 5:45:54 AM

Valid to:
10/7/2012 5:45:54 AM

Subject:
E=contact@tuguu.com, CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, L=Adeje, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112132AB67D770806FD7A7A513E9F81969E8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 3:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:JstyN90vESp+0j/kXRYXdxLZtCQfR++Rd7nTSJnRLlixmZfw2t/HkLu8cXfYqTCV:sy90uukBYTGQ0+3ngZlC2t/mA5HY

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:
7.8900

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file installer_for_avg-anti-virus-free-edition-2012.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.softlate.com/download.php/8/156/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition-2012/.../148

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