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player_setup.exe

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 application player_setup.exe by Awimba has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from dlp.latestplayerplugin.com.
Publisher:
Awimba LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e5baae4d2bb511b7537f1a191ec49ea8

SHA-1:
2bdf0b06d357dfaa2c5432c460b6d01190a1b023

SHA-256:
071e3d71afdafb784f74baa2db7296484231427268a1df32beb487a2d240999a

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ download installer to bundle various adware offers.

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:
12/26/2024 4:10:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
6205011

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2014.12.20

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.196.234

avast!
DomaIQ-AA [PUP]
141214-1

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3255

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1770

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.37
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
9.0.0.4668

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14395

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.2769

Malwarebytes
Adware.DomaIQ
v2014.12.20.05

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!539CC0298D9D
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.1062

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.dboqao
0.28.6.64267

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
04.12.2014 14:30:06

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Awimba.M
14.12.20.4

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.09

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
35418

Zillya! Antivirus
Backdoor.PePatch.Win32.39288
2.0.0.2011

File size:
489.1 KB (500,832 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

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:
12/5/2009 11:50:58 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aeuo6R5cmgutOGrBtHLdB1+3E5zdWLCr+d6iv9su3uXEdq:/ju56pGl/B1Cir+d6i2ukEo

Entry address:
0x325E

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, EC, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, C0, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, E3, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://dlp.latestplayerplugin.com/p/151/Player_Setup/481/.../xq5Nv8xQ

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