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plugin_v2.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 plugin_v2.exe by Awimba has been detected as adware by 31 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from dlp.cloudsvr206.com.
Publisher:
Awimba LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c7785215f5574bad7eaf3279c066b859

SHA-1:
21aef95db8e50b1d743f497e3a9447fd1a27e7da

SHA-256:
5d8c22f4e49a6f3dd935ae5256346c7177d978616d2bc2f1226ea94671359d3c

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
12/27/2024 11:52:34 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
859

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.12.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.189.196

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140929

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic_r
2015.0.3337

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1360

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-171
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.D
20255

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.27
9.0.1.0272

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
8.14.09.29.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AV potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
9/29/2014

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTIW
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-29-09_2

G Data
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of pluginv2.exe (Adware)
2014.12.10.13

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14198

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3178

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.09.29.10

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.6993

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.816

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.csmcgi
0.28.6.63850

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.DomaIQ.459928.B
14.12.01.01

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Awimba.J
14.9.29.9

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.43
2.0.0.1997

File size:
449 KB (459,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\plugin_v2.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:
1/9/2014 5:46:35 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:GOeTIfnjAEkxJPNeaL9uRqQb3fgnFwFGLgJ2k0SyCKF1pYax6uYj+LHHYN:lAEOJPNeapQrgjLgJoSyCuDYax6hjR

Entry address:
0xCCE2

Entry point:
E8, 94, 5E, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 88, 22, 42, 00, E8, C4, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 58, 88, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 7F, 60, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 86, 68, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D0, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 7A, 5F, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, 70, D0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, 85, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 3A, 57, 00...
 
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Code size:
110.5 KB (113,152 bytes)

The file plugin_v2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dlp.cloudsvr206.com/EQaA8BgUNI0ZeOeoK8IyRfR7zp6TGLXLmyXX2oNIC3BwSYShpXt0MARrghfbjQ7Unz8nKvgL2Xupu4ii2o5rtQb32uMQwf7juBIxh6Ue2iU

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