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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 24 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.xvidupdate.com.
Publisher:
Awimba LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a43c209093cdc85e788ebb4b963ce7a2

SHA-1:
94a96783d00fce11829b31f58a3373519d03dea2

SHA-256:
af12544bd8e9b7e808fd29d8660397019b15046d6a9f345ffacea1d2156a7995

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
11/27/2024 6:44:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
855

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
2.1.4+

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2014.10.03

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.176.82

avast!
DomaIQ-AA [PUP]
140929-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3333

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1375

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.37
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
14.10.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.C potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-02-10_5

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3161

Malwarebytes
Adware.DomaIQ
v2014.10.02.05

McAfee
Artemis!5430499C888F
5600.6989

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.825

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.PassView.dbsgiq
0.28.2.62440

Norman
Obfuscated.gen!r
11.20141002

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Awimba.M
14.10.2.16

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
33520

File size:
494.1 KB (505,960 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/15/2014 8:00:00 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 5:50:58 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ieuoFy8HZx7tn95uGXqAGxqFAEAkO/w2huOXM:3jFPNn9gxqmdgSM

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:
7.9530

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.xvidupdate.com/p/151/Player_Setup/476/.../0xFfhnLH

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