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 33 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:
4.0.6.37

MD5:
6521ebff13721cddad26c1a1a986383c

SHA-1:
ac07fc8bcd23383088f56ba85084c812a7b17731

SHA-256:
1031e43791b0c660f5bc173bf0d8fbd08957724ebe0159b81445de3f49095f3e

Scanner detections:
33 / 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 10:08:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
843

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.178.86

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
141003-0

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2014.0.4040

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1435

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-135
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.KMS
19804

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
14.10.14

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ.B potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
MSIL/Dropper_PackedENT.C!tr
10/14/2014

F-Prot
W32/MSIL_Troj.CL2.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
11.2014-14-10_3

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13676

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.10.14.11

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.6977

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.861

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.csfkzl
0.28.2.62671

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.DomaIQ.320880
14.10.14.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM20.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.DomaIQ.r3 (Not a Virus)
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.F
14.10.14.22

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10299

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_DOMAIQ
7.2.287

Trend Micro
ADW_DOMAIQ
10.465.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.142
2.0.0.1955

File size:
313.4 KB (320,880 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 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 7:00:00 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 4:09:38 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:c+K0kl0KosPaEw0UaPgO33b5oVOh6ZqiaNyxTRAFmXthm7vzYq4:NkeKosPcE1oVA6XZOSmS

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:
7.8789

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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