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 32 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Adobe Flash Player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Payments Interactive SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bb2e55969e658b0efdeecc25a4a1832b

SHA-1:
a1459dc77ea3b4edb88077db04a8bdf37e686004

SHA-256:
ad6fd0e431483e0a66b06d77431dd41ef02db97bd47900c0d66d8840b62767e4

Scanner detections:
32 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/21/2024 9:53:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
884

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.04

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.170.214

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Bundle_r.Y
2014.0.4015

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
1.0.20.1235

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-102
0.98/19334

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.URT
19418

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.21779
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
9.0.0.4324

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AZ potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.D3.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-04-09_5

G Data
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13272

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.09.04.09

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.7018

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.183.1583.0

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.Q
15.0.0.741

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.ctadmg
0.28.2.61942

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Lollipop.320544
14.09.04.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.04.09

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.L
14.9.4.9

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.DomaIQ/Variant
10380

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.129
2.0.0.1911

File size:
313 KB (320,544 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:
12/5/2013 3:09:43 PM

Valid to:
12/5/2014 3:09:43 PM

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

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4EAD03AB9EAF7D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/7/2014 6:47:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:cV24jwRTGLyog2fsAu6i6xgB1A/W1Z0fu96euxoYk:cV2mwRTyyog2fsz6xgBumww

Entry address:
0x1573

Entry point:
E8, BF, 26, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D8, CF, 40, 00, 89, 0D, D4, CF, 40, 00, 89, 15, D0, CF, 40, 00, 89, 1D, CC, CF, 40, 00, 89, 35, C8, CF, 40, 00, 89, 3D, C4, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, F0, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, E4, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, C0, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, BC, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, B8, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, B4, CF, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, E8, CF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, DC, CF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, E0, CF, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, EC, CF, 40...
 
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Code size:
30.5 KB (31,232 bytes)

The file flashplayer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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