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winrar.exe

Tuguu S.L.

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 winrar.exe by Tuguu S.L has been detected as adware by 22 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as WinRAR archiver but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Tuguu S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1948081befd109f07ebaa13d0dbe1a09

SHA-1:
4596503694f86c21dd82d62a4e764324b3ff4bb4

SHA-256:
6b14bef9a5af093fd5079f2f6e385b822dc9a7380d2710f96e53e7139588f878

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ download installer to bundle various adware offers.

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:
1/12/2025 8:34:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen7
7.11.137.202

avast!
NSIS:DomaIQ-C [PUP]
2014.9-141010

AVG
Agent.L
2015.0.3325

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17952

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.28
9.0.1.0283

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ
8.9559

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/DomaIQ.C
10/10/2014

G Data
NSIS.Application.DomalQ
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.176.11482

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3121

Malwarebytes
Adware.DomaIQ
v2014.10.10.08

McAfee
Artemis!1948081BEFD1
5600.6981

Norman
Obfuscated.gen!r
11.20141010

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.10.10.08

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TuguuSL.G
14.10.10.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1522C1EB!354599403
23.00.65.141008

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.DomaIQ
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
27518

File size:
340 KB (348,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tuguu S.L.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/13/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/18/2014 5:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Tuguu S.L., OU=U B76539535, O=Tuguu S.L., L=Adeje, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
08EC69B75B2FE31EC2C53E0E441AC0E1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:KseuAOj/mKipO5lMTRDscI8qWUAdksKW5hOeWnN+DHKISCFyw9:MuAO7iY5VcYWD7KkX0N+Dqmyw9

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9124

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://127.0.0.1:37848/continue?TiCredToken=13464&Source=WTP&URL=http://dls.famdls.com/p/157/winrar/.../512

http://dls.famdls.com/p/157/winrar/.../512

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