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internet-explorer-8.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 internet-explorer-8.exe by Tuguu S.L has been detected as adware by 34 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
aa06b66738d26d0866339d184182c38a

SHA-1:
3dba140b3a28f89aad84746fb2002f36ecc00e6b

SHA-256:
dbd2a5b9fa93c5fb00f451cffa4b05449c283d78287535393cedfab560efba6d

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 9:35:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
863

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.29

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Agent.461200
7.11.174.252

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140925

AVG
Adware Skodna.Bundle_r.P
2015.0.3341

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1340

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-73
0.98/19447

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.JIK
19644

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.1
9.0.1.0268

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
8.14.09.25.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AN potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/DomaIQ.AN!tr
9/25/2014

F-Prot
W32/MSIL_Troj.CL2.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-25-09_5

G Data
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of setup.exe (Adware)
2014.12.7.2

IKARUS anti.virus
APPL
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13504

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3199

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Domalq
v2014.09.25.04

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.6997

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.804

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.PayInt.cqkalc
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.DomaIQ.461736
14.09.28.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.25.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TuguuSL.T
14.9.25.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.14923

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
OScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33120

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.169
2.0.0.1936

File size:
451.1 KB (461,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\internet-explorer-8.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu S.L.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/14/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/18/2014 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu S.L., OU=U B76539535, O=Tuguu S.L., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
08EC69B75B2FE31EC2C53E0E441AC0E1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/1/2013 5:54:33 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:eOoM2iSrUT2nTNtY/ccyuWblLt7p61e00p62YAPF3MG8rgw/gShgusEPYro:/mnTNtY/SVTye00o7A6G8kzShrsHo

Entry address:
0xD74B

Entry point:
E8, 99, 59, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 90, 35, 42, 00, E8, EB, 22, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 70, A8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 84, 5B, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 8B, 63, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, F7, 22, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 7F, 5A, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, A8, E0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, 95, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 4B, 51, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3871

Code size:
114 KB (116,736 bytes)

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