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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 minecraft.exe by TUGUU SL has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download Minecraft but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
TUGUU SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d1557be73f574c96d71fa7c568bc1c0d

SHA-1:
8f14b2d0c532a27bfd89d7b5df36900c37012b75

SHA-256:
e1dc6741115555ead4453a2531d63aa0c1411c52ad23ab6763133ebe37711597

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
2/25/2025 2:11:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-T [PUP]
2014.9-140515

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.14515

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.29
9.0.1.0135

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ (variant)
8.9190

G Data
NSIS.Application.DomaIQ
14.5.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10588

McAfee
Artemis!D1557BE73F57
5600.7129

Panda Antivirus
Adware/MultiToolbar
14.05.15.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TUGUUSL.J
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.CE4233D7
7.2.135

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
24604

File size:
362.3 KB (370,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TUGUU SL

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2012 11:02:02 AM

Valid to:
5/3/2013 11:02:02 AM

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:
079402776DB199

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:psKV5gniIFagpiou+4k1yak6WDT0lb1ZQJMNUOj+/du0CwvVd1OQ2dz1C6x5xJYW:pV5gniIFagpiou+4k1yaktMGJMNPidBo

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:
7.3649

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file minecraft.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.gamerdls.com/download.php/28/298/MInecraft/.../273

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