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 setup.exe by Tuguu SL has been detected as adware by 28 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:
fd44dedf6aae65f0a2382c54fdff169e

SHA-1:
0d8f679b4644dee499316baac5a750b41dbb8b19

SHA-256:
0556204c1eef97b5ab030e59cafee9a2703b9c86ef35678f7b7dce761918d7d3

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles third-party components such as adware in the installer.

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:
11/2/2024 1:30:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
865

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.173.236

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140922

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2015.0.3343

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1325

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.R
19595

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.0265

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
8.14.09.22.06

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ.F potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-22-09_2

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13463

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3211

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.22.07

McAfee
Artemis!EE65979880B9
5600.6999

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.795

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.csqtgn
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Agent.181328
14.09.23.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.22.07

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.K
14.9.22.18

Sophos
Generic PUA IG
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10343

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
32938

File size:
177.1 KB (181,328 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/12/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SL, O=Tuguu SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES, PostalCode=38670, STREET=Calle Bentinerfe (Pol Industrial De La Atala) 35, SERIALNUMBER=B76539535, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=ES, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0C6B6125B506B75A743332123041C893

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:35 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:EoPyys5jXJ6qIC+lkDvtJM/MyrRPWrf081CCKIsLuXMbHnA1mGjIJ3ZcA7W+YjJ5:EzfN+WDvtJuMyrQrs85KIRGsmrZcA6+4

Entry address:
0x323F

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, 98, 27, 7A, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, E4, 26, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 1E, 7A, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

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