home

java.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 java.exe by Payments Interactive SL has been detected as adware by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free Oracle Java Runtime 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:
30fae48ed8c02e9124b095f5c8ea8d16

SHA-1:
01c209d30ed90849831d4450f1637325cb524252

SHA-256:
d3970530fd0dd7cc0bb6fce171f78699c8d9a487a942fa6ee18ec8d591a18b93

Scanner detections:
25 / 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:
4/18/2024 5:08:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1014

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.04.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.145.108

AVG
DomaIQ_r.G
2015.0.3492

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1.0.20.585

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUP
18173

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2259
9.0.1.0117

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9727

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-27-04_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11896

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3954

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Domalq
v2014.04.27.03

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!b2k
5600.7148

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
15.0.0.351

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cvxwqc
0.28.0.59492

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.27.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.DomaIQ!6.1627
23.00.65.14425

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.KCDcKOB
37.0.10901

Vba32 AntiVirus
TScope.Trojan.MSIL
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28622

File size:
382.5 KB (391,680 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Payments Interactive SL

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:
3/15/2014 12:17:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Uf5g6CEAyz5eNueaoG9eFsAiWAWQbx4a5TkcjYaP:Uq6JXz5esb1IFNxf7aWcdP

Entry address:
0x3446

Entry point:
E8, 22, 2A, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1...
 
[+]

Code size:
38 KB (38,912 bytes)

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

http://version-update2.com/.../Java.exe

Remove java.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.