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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 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. 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:
1f21194e207aaeb6da87782dd926823d

SHA-1:
c467ec56731f0c0adb0c230f530a819905617e7f

SHA-256:
ad39761ad1b41300f820273f43be2721bbabc98ea4a134b4991b9c2c3d3704cf

Scanner detections:
23 / 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 2:49:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.558841
894

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downware
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.155.86

avast!
MSIL:DomaIQ-E [PUP]
2014.9-140824

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.DomaIQ
4.0.3.14824

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.558841
1.0.20.1180

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18587

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.29
9.0.1.0236

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.558841
8.14.08.24.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ (variant)
8.9962

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ.DT
8/24/2014

F-Secure
Adware.Generic.558841
11.2014-24-08_1

G Data
Adware.Generic.558841
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SuspectCRC
t3scan.1.6.1.0

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!ou
5600.7028

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.558841
15.0.0.708

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downware.cqjvhr
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.08.24.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TUGUUSL.J
14.8.24.15

Sophos
Generic PUA JG
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.BundleInstaller
10402

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.E0A4BB12
7.2.236

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
30412

File size:
199.3 KB (204,096 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:tsuFD8pltPtR+cabV7Wtuypg1F7y8QE9T:1FDqltPnjs5mpgy8QgT

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:
7.8132

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://dls.gamerdls.com/d/42/Minecraft/.../273

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