player_v.51565501b.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_v.51565501b.exe by Awimba has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dls.nicdls.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Awimba LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9d35fc47bb18788cc4d96e2cfca2eba8

SHA-1:
264554394876bade52f90b7a4b8e48703e587478

SHA-256:
36ec33297167b58ab07401b01130e518b10e8f707dc0564aebe0965ef462eb76

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ (by InstallX) software bundler that may include toolbars and other browser extensions 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 1:05:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.115.14

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-AI [PUP]
2014.9-140623

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2015.0.3435

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Downloader.Agent.WA
17312

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.29
9.0.1.0174

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ
8.9079

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DomaIQ.C!tr
6/23/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.DomaIQ
14.6.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.InstallIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

Malwarebytes
Adware.DomaIQ
v2014.06.23.12

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!xk
5600.7091

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Awimba.R
14.8.7.18

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBB01JC13
7.2.174

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
23590

File size:
955.1 KB (978,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\player_v.51565501b.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2012 11:12:06 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2013 11:12:06 AM

Subject:
CN=Awimba LLC, O=Awimba LLC, L=wilmington, S=DE, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
0423F035F20DC9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:29 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:0FXFJgJBteczX6XswGX8hcIF4gN8BoYU/qF:KJm6GX8hcI96tF

Entry address:
0x30DE

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 27, 7A, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, A4, 26, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 68, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 1E, 7A, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9819

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file player_v.51565501b.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 6 URLs.

http://dls.nicdls.com/p/151/Player/79/.../V.51897653c

http://dls.nicdls.com/p/151/Player/79/.../V.51857912c

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