setup.exe

Tuguu Israel Ltd

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 Israel has been detected as adware by 16 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.
Publisher:
Tuguu Israel Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1ea56c0964c23f43669841d22bfe0be8

SHA-1:
9d16f8542905c512ceafb35465ea95f2cba23bd7

SHA-256:
d0dbed556339667ac357560b4cdb4257f99945f8429987175f32b9c967a88cb9

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software bundles potentially unwanted offers during setup including toolbars and adware.

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:
11/25/2024 12:15:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.AV
7.11.125.192

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140126

AVG
Skodna.Generic_r
2015.0.3582

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.D
17640

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.27
9.0.1.026

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AV (variant)
8.9310

F-Prot
W32/Backdoor2.HTIW
v6.4.7.1.166

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
14.0.0.4407

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.01.26.12

McAfee
RDN/Generic.bfr!fq
5600.7238

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.csmcgi
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuIsrael.F
14.8.7.22

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9DE0
23.00.65.14124

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.96

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Win32.Malware!Drop
25584

File size:
449.1 KB (459,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
6/12/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/20/2014 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu Israel Ltd, O=Tuguu Israel Ltd, L=RAMAT GAN, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06FD356584CBF71B04A7AFE790A2329F

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:WOeTIfnjAEkxJPNeaL9uRqQb3fgnFwFGLgJ2k0SyCKF1pYax6uYj+LkY2:VAEOJPNeapQrgjLgJoSyCuDYax6hj5

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 setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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