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 28 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:
4.0.6.33

MD5:
7097ebe315e38ffb6c446a9683b5b601

SHA-1:
c49086f3ebe1f8d41eba9510e69affe0486052ee

SHA-256:
850b457632c782ffd22e640177cdf36ea8afac99a5e2583f3eea3272df3b99a2

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

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:
11/6/2024 12:38:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.DomaIQ.I
1119

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.124.210

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-AP [PUP]
2014.9-140111

AVG
AdLoad.B
2015.0.3597

Bitdefender
Adware.DomaIQ.I
1.0.20.55

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.KR
17594

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.011

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.DomaIQ
8.14.01.11.12

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ
8.9278

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/DomaIQ
1/11/2014

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.A
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Adware.DomaIQ
14.1.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.175.10814

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.4482

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.01.11.12

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.7253

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.DomaIQ.I
15.0.0.33

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Downloader.cninza
0.28.0.57029

nProtect
Adware.DomaIQ.I
14.01.10.01

Panda Antivirus
Suspicious file
14.01.11.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TuguuSL.F
14.8.7.18

Sophos
Generic PUA GI
4.96

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.DomaIQ/Variant
10852

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_OPTI
7.2.11

Trend Micro
ADW_OPTI
10.465.11

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
25324

File size:
311.9 KB (319,384 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:
9/12/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 1:00:00 PM

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 10:09:38 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:I+K0wdD+icP7f/Z1ILr3wp1F/SvlaRsI+cb+0YDmtnyhzc+Y9G2iNY8:JwdJcPzALjwl/SdcsI/b+0YDWscv9niR

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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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 URL.

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