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)

Version:
4.0.6.38

MD5:
ff87f9a4eb39510cdec9a8fb7e842ac0

SHA-1:
aa721ea3f653c236e6ae796358516a549b2a8a7d

SHA-256:
216524b03b91d743ea3eaaaca353e5093eda5f86c85974fcbe25f5803d0a1f88

Scanner detections:
32 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

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:
11/5/2024 10:33:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
909

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.166.78

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2014.0.4007

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1110

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.KMS
19142

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
MSIL/Dropper_PackedENT.C!tr
8/10/2014

F-Prot
W32/MSIL_Troj.CL2.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-10-08_1

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.10.12.3

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.12998

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.08.10.03

McAfee
Program.Adware-DomaIQ
16.8.708.2

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.666

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.csrpya
0.28.2.61349

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.08.10.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.DomaIQ.r3 (Not a Virus)
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.F
14.8.10.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.163F8C61!373263457
23.00.65.14808

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10431

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0BCC14
7.2.222

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0BCC14
10.465.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.DomaIQ.euz
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
31208

File size:
313.9 KB (321,408 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/11/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 6:00:00 AM

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:
7/14/2013 3:09:38 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:o+K0ZiAhkH3qZmKj0WPvAv4Hzl6nBR0Di3BNzsoYq2J:pZgawKj0GI4TK0DiPzsvJ

Entry address:
0x30DC

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 73, 2D, 00, 00, A3, C4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 80, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, C0, 36, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 0B, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.8796

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 2 URLs.

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