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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 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.thesoftdll.com.
Publisher:
Awimba LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d7fa166b24680354973d0a09603c0982

SHA-1:
2a1016cafcf0600e60838ae91cc40e98dd725f5e

SHA-256:
3f6b49a9ec7ec027f9469a81fa48076f836e8a1da8dccbc13878024084cdf83c

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 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:
12/26/2024 5:10:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Awimba.Bundler (M)
15.10.10.9

File size:
455 KB (465,960 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:
5/9/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/15/2014 5:00:00 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:
1/16/2014 8:21:02 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ul2wg+LeOFRCOGB6B35Cuhcw+P6kAf4rcwR64e774VTGo7d02OVdBTNwId51YH:rOFAOGQ55CuhcwA0uvS7sV9d0261jK

Entry address:
0xC4F8

Entry point:
E8, 0E, 56, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 21, 42, 00, E8, 6E, 09, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 60, 88, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, F9, 57, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 00, 60, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 7A, 09, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, F4, 56, 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, 74, D0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 14, 84, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 17, 49, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3654

Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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

http://ttb.thesoftdll.com/download/request/.../RiYjFuv6?tgu_src_lp_domain=www1.totalvideoplugin.com&ClickID=11968377191387161463&PubID=1366

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