flashplayer.exe

Payments Interactive SL

This is the Tuguu DomaIQ download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application flashplayer.exe by Payments Interactive SL 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Adobe Flash Player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Payments Interactive SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
247f25a4bfc50bb88564002d3f93def2

SHA-1:
855e5b93b4d2e235140b1c4713bed5e80ffa595a

SHA-256:
f348dbc7fb0ba26bbca146379c44c4fcf288621db713682a5da345073e276adb

Scanner detections:
34 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/5/2024 7:56:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
5579593

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.05.16

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
150414-0

AVG
Adware DomaIQ_r.J
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
1.0.20.680

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-206
0.98/20470

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
22136

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2759
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BG potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Generic.AC.2142480
5/16/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-acb9df44
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
5.13.68

G Data
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
15.5.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Application.Hidden_Key
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.15932

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2015.05.16.11

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.6764

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.197.2441.0

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
16.0.0.408

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lollipop.cxalla
0.30.24.1357

Norman
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Lollipop.448920
15.05.15.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.05.16.11

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
5.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Tuguu.Bundler
15.5.16.6

Sophos
PUA 'DomainIQ pay-per install'
5.14

Total Defense
Win32/DomainIQ.XZGCaCB
37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Lollipop
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
39486

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.229
2.0.0.2179

File size:
438.4 KB (448,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
2/7/2014 2:58:55 PM

Valid to:
2/7/2015 2:58:55 PM

Subject:
CN=Payments Interactive SL, O=Payments Interactive SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B974AA267457F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/16/2014 11:37:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OPmiLuncbmmkHCUwDgt/ZSwLM2f3a6xAEg8ovT9ploCe1O6pRbYxvfTDYJw:+miGmkHC3s3SwLMAvxAQwjJe7Sraw

Entry address:
0x271A

Entry point:
E8, 27, 2E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 20, FA, 41, 00, E8, 0C, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, D8, 57, 42, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 29, 30, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 4C, 31, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 6D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, FD, 2E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 4C, 52, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, C0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, E3, 0A, 00...
 
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Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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