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:
19c5dd7709b9eca22931a8bae0ae25ee

SHA-1:
c9c9d59bdadcf67c735936ecdb4737b2266e4711

SHA-256:
b5ffdbd55431f6809c10ea36acdbc33b8c54ff79b6dc091a8ba1dd9ea1b11946

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 10:16:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.11175108
909

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.163.240

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140810

AVG
Adware AdLoad.B
2015.0.3387

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.11175108
1.0.20.1110

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Domaiq-40
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.KMS
18965

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24553
9.0.1.0222

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.11175108
8.14.10.11.10

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ.B potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

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

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

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.11175108
11.2014-10-08_1

G Data
Trojan.Generic.11175108
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.181.12834

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3429

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.08.10.03

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.7043

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.11175108
15.0.0.666

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.csfkzl
0.28.2.60990

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.11175108
14.07.24.01

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

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
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
31208

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 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:c+K0kl0KosPaEw0UaPgO33b5oVOh6ZqiaNyxTRAFmXthm7vzYqJY:NkeKosPcE1oVA6XZOSmLY

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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