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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 itunes.exe by Tuguu S.L 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Apple's iTunes but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7b7e08498a1c56cc0d5f7f3f68d3704d

SHA-1:
5423efe427414a37b2e33ee3461e7d76a90257a8

SHA-256:
af058ac6f5252410752b3294770df03dc3bf5760f2382194499775b9ab6929eb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles third-party components such as adware in the installer.

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:
11/8/2024 7:42:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu (M)
16.8.17.20

File size:
320 KB (327,632 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu S.L.

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2014 8:52:55 AM

Valid to:
6/18/2015 8:52:55 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4AFA4A3660EFF4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/4/2014 4:57:44 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:UMBMXBfEpLjJelc/dV3CImWhJMtC7LvaSXG+duyNrPjEOMlqKVeNYSq:UW+BwZIe/3CImmqtwjaLQuEEOhKVetq

Entry address:
0x31FF

Entry point:
B8, 3C, B5, 4C, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 72, 65, 73, 7A, 69, 70, 00, 4C, 82, 70, 0A, 6A, A0, 75, 26, A0, D5, AF, 64, B3, 43, BF, 86, 21, 15, 43, ED, 52, DE, 9D, AD, 77, 98, FF, 55, 07, 4C, 28, 5E, 54, 8C, 41, 02, 45, D1, 7E, FA, 00, 16, BE, 92, 89, EE, 2D, 50, 43, F5, 1A, 43, 6E, ED, 0E, 45, 74, 44, 21, 6C, 65, 5A, 40, 54, 2A, D3, DA, E3, F9, 4E, 0C, 6E, 1F, 4F, 04, 8E, C5, 40, FD, 54, 12, 28, 77, D2, 41, F9, 1E, 57, A3, 34, 88, 83, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.9908  (probably packed)

Code size:
112.5 KB (115,200 bytes)

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