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 32 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 SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
106c613922e83b154b54443b03cf4398

SHA-1:
a845e9fe657b768afa99c36b68fd177716073256

SHA-256:
8ccca6cf1a33a7e8157cc72a68932de6c1c734d5d79d80013ed3ae0f92c17bde

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
11/15/2024 7:01:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.652889
864

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.11.18

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen2
7.11.186.214

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-T [PUP]
2014.9-140923

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic_r
2015.0.3342

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.Generic.652889
1.0.20.1330

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-60
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.D
20114

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1827
9.0.1.0266

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.652889
8.14.09.23.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AT potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.631487
12/5/2014

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.B.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-23-09_3

G Data
Dropped:Adware.Generic.652889
14.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14042

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3205

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.09.23.10

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.6998

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.Generic.652889
15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.crviun
0.28.6.63474

nProtect
Dropped:Adware.Generic.652889
14.11.17.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.23.10

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TUGUUSL.F
14.9.23.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.14921

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Lollipop.Win32.114
2.0.0.1984

File size:
459.9 KB (470,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
5/3/2013 7:24:02 PM

Valid to:
5/3/2014 7:24:02 PM

Subject:
CN=TUGUU SL, O=TUGUU SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

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:
2776B257979F9A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/23/2013 6:43:30 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:5XP2VguYIgrGRq6tHPbhpDEOb59H7wsh2iESrhtiJg3BGVP0SLDFEpojsJPYV:hkgrL6tAOb7H7jcSrDiWGVMUEpojsJ6

Entry address:
0xD685

Entry point:
E8, 34, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, C8, 53, 42, 00, E8, 2D, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 50, B8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 1F, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 26, 6D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 39, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 1A, 64, 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, 00, 42, 00, 83, 3D, 14, B5, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, DA, 5B, 00...
 
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Code size:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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