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parent.txt

Awimba LLC

This is the Tuguu DomaIQ download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The file parent.txt by Awimba 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from cgpzz.watchforfree.mycodeccode.com.
Publisher:
Awimba LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
42be7a472aa0e898051396ad47f223c7

SHA-1:
fb9e235485b114298a0001303af8440169b9a095

SHA-256:
178bf85d2ead7a5489b0906ac894d2fe4a1335192abc93f743fd2a192ae63231

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/24/2024 11:50:35 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Awimba.Bundler (M)
16.5.3.18

File size:
464 KB (475,168 bytes)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\parent.txt

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Awimba LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/10/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/15/2014 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Awimba LLC, O=Awimba LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
09A928EF40E9E87418147E2639362A6E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/8/2014 9:11:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:uAEOJHNeaGZTfk8tc5yw6VECXnDrdqNbvu:FY6yVXDOvu

Entry address:
0xCCE2

Entry point:
E8, 94, 5E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 88, 22, 42, 00, E8, C4, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 58, 88, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 7F, 60, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 86, 68, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D0, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 7A, 5F, 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, 70, D0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, 85, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 3A, 57, 00...
 
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Code size:
110.5 KB (113,152 bytes)

The file parent.txt has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cgpzz.watchforfree.mycodeccode.com/TUGddlmplayerDE.html

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