setup.exe

Tuguu SLU

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 SLU has been detected as adware by 34 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 SLU  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b27ef7beca6f8842964566d2eb49b79e

SHA-1:
b18f9d98dad08e6ad2799d40cb1b84a7cf6505c3

SHA-256:
21576d16343bb6f89849d1a15b613192da948414c969535259253c15536b3b35

Scanner detections:
34 / 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:
12/25/2024 6:13:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.10073764
691

Agnitum Outpost
Adware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Malware/Win32.Generic
2015.03.16

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.217.124

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
150303-0

AVG
Adware Skodna.Bundle_r.P
2016.0.3169

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.370

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Domaiq-64
0.98/19822

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.JIK
21422

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.1
9.0.1.074

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.10073764
8.15.03.15.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AN potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/DomaIQ.AN!tr
3/15/2015

F-Prot
W32/MSIL_Troj.CL2.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.10073764
11.2015-15-03_1

G Data
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
15.3.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.6.21.14

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.MSIL.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.200.15263

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
14.0.0.2342

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2015.03.15.02

McAfee
Program.CryptDomaIQ
5600.6825

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
16.0.0.222

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.PayInt.cqkalc
0.30.0.296

Norman
Dropped:Trojan.Generic.10073764
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.DomaIQ.461744
15.03.13.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.03.15.02

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Tuguu
15.3.15.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.15313

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
OScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
450.9 KB (461,744 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:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/7/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/8/2014 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu SLU, OU=N/A, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Tuguu SLU, L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenrife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
552127982028C352ADDA5CA8F6C0BAE7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/29/2013 11:13:40 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:EOoM2iSrUT2nTNtY/ccTDtpzQJ953zfjbBagEJdzfIzNJ+xTRUkUkhLYd:5mnTNtY/zDA53bGJdD6J+xFUtT

Entry address:
0xD74B

Entry point:
E8, 99, 59, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 90, 35, 42, 00, E8, EB, 22, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 70, A8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 84, 5B, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 8B, 63, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, F7, 22, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 7F, 5A, 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, A8, E0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, 95, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 4B, 51, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.3908

Code size:
114 KB (116,736 bytes)

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

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