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player_setup.exe

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 player_setup.exe by Tuguu SL has been detected as adware by 20 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.
Publisher:
Tuguu SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
176b4d5de375e33e1f09cdfdf6255629

SHA-1:
e7c573cb41d764dd19b5b80d13490507c880e199

SHA-256:
1b46b3ffff337fd358f846d686443f5aa14f72a97a0dc615eb48c387247bf2fa

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

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:
1/13/2025 9:21:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
6460497

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/DomaIQ.Gen
2015.01.28

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.205.128

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.135

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader10.474
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.R potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ_T
1/27/2015

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2015-27-01_3

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
15.1.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.192.14775

Malwarebytes
PUP.Adware.DomaIQ
v2015.01.27.04

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
16.0.0.81

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.W3i.dcjdsd
0.30.0.65070

Norman
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
02.01.2015 13:58:24

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.01.27.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Tuguu
15.1.27.15

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.10

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-DomainIQ
10090

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
36694

File size:
513.2 KB (525,528 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:
Tuguu SL

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
3/19/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/20/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, STREET=Avd Barranco de las Torres N10 Oficina 4A, L=Adeje, S=S/C de Tenerife, PostalCode=38670, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F1F4478174C3E164CE93F4AB63CBA287

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):
12288:juoQ4Q236pUhHK7niwgqBnMemHhBRs/OjoECiaIht:jjVGz7iwgqCTgOjQirr

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:
7.9560

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://dlp.latestplayerplugin.com/p/151/Player_Setup/481/.../le3XKTO1

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