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google-chrome.exe

Payments Interactive S.L.

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 google-chrome.exe by Payments Interactive 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. With this installer, users are expecting to download Google's Chrome web browser but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Payments Interactive S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4ebb63666bc6f7df2e390d465ad62a56

SHA-1:
f9acd4a8baf3a99e737b25eccd96981baee1156a

SHA-256:
9fc46857c3a5049ead940335406f55cfcf33bf2d26ade54e749bff9e79b0d64f

Scanner detections:
22 / 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:
4/19/2024 6:52:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.DomaIQ.AR
959

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.06.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.beor
7.11.155.228

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-BT [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware Generic_r.NH
2014.0.3972

Bitdefender
Adware.DomaIQ.AR
1.0.20.855

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.BEOR
18610

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.4305
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.DomaIQ.AR
8.14.06.20.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.DomaIQ.AR
11.2014-20-06_6

G Data
Adware.DomaIQ.AR
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12478

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
15.0.0.463

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.DomaIQ.AR
15.0.0.513

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.N
14.6.20.16

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.304
2.0.0.1832

File size:
271 KB (277,552 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\google-chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Payments Interactive S.L.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/10/2014 4:19:40 AM

Valid to:
2/11/2015 4:19:40 AM

Subject:
E=victor.camacho@paymentsint.com, CN=Payments Interactive S.L., O=Payments Interactive S.L., L=Puntagorda, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112101CC52CD8725B37EE06251B5DC695BD9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/28/2014 4:26:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:9oHuXfi3s2s2ovMokgaECP60l4SGGvGGvGGvGGpZGQW:9MuXf4YMFECy0l4SGGvGGvGGvGGpB

Entry address:
0x3FD6

Entry point:
B8, 8C, 1E, 49, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 61, 73, 64, 66, 76, 65, 73, 76, 76, 77, 00, C7, 47, 9A, 81, C7, DF, C6, 8D, E5, 4D, 0C, 69, 7A, AF, 51, DA, C5, A1, 0B, A7, 00, EF, 4C, 8D, 2E, AC, 4E, 8E, 17, E6, 98, C3, BD, BE, CE, 16, E3, 2A, 81, 1B, 3B, 5D, C4, 73, 35, 65, 4A, 9C, 98, 2D, F8, E6, D6, 93, 97, 78, E7, 5C, 4E, AB, 00, 1E, C8, 86, E8, FB, C8, E1, BD, BC, 6D, B1, CC, D5, 81, DF, 97, D3, 12, 7F, B9, 2D, BE, 38, 40, 64, 09, 1B, 67, 02, F4, 52, 9C...
 
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Entropy:
7.6308

Code size:
38.5 KB (39,424 bytes)

The file google-chrome.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.lpcloudsvr203.com/.../Google-Chrome.exe

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