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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 microsoft-publisher.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.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0d2209816ccd28d749f10e1f7e0953cd

SHA-1:
addd228549727faac89fc5d00caa2cfe8f912d06

SHA-256:
c6df428129916664104448bc1cdb33439c2c84c63669d51515444af2306f6dd5

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 3:34:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu (M)
17.3.5.19

File size:
438.7 KB (449,224 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft-publisher.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu S.L.

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
12/9/2013 9:56:54 AM

Valid to:
12/9/2014 9:56:54 AM

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

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B49CE87BAE8BE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/16/2014 5:37:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x271A

Entry point:
E8, 27, 2E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 20, FA, 41, 00, E8, 0C, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, D8, 57, 42, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 29, 30, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 4C, 31, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 6D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, FD, 2E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 4C, 52, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, C0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, E3, 0A, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7366

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

The file microsoft-publisher.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://downloads.gufile.com/.../microsoft-publisher.exe

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