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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 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from ttb.updateplugins.com.
Publisher:
Awimba LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c52110872468b7b1fa80c9500f931d5f

SHA-1:
6778100f4fe0c35f4dbb56a1990f23cffe447571

SHA-256:
2b266dd77e00539f6cdc0990376e1e75638d6f63cc8dd0ae346b95b2fe3df5da

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:
12/26/2024 6:38:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Awimba.Bundler (M)
16.2.9.20

File size:
436.9 KB (447,352 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:
5/9/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/15/2014 6:00:00 AM

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 4:50:58 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:+PB6EuoPpn2gCA7+lJkHNLUtcY4L+Xef3gHLaGMxXClv/AsvlNBKFIotak+x4nYi:6/uoPsgCAbNLhY4L+iQGCBfNyCxY

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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Entropy:
7.9399

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://ttb.updateplugins.com/download/request/.../c1Z37B9e?ClickID=87957566&PubID=673

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