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 33 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. 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:
4ce6625a58ae2493b64de41d99c15e7e

SHA-1:
08150675b88ecc623f26f89cf6de97cf222cde5f

SHA-256:
9826a5b79dc95a60b0b7521b137745da67df399b53064770db2e56cc9a8c4a39

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
4/26/2024 9:54:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.651687
5684383

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.04.24

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DomaIQ.Gen2
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-CM [PUP]
2014.9-150424

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic_r.HZ
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.Generic.651687
1.0.20.570

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-206
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.D
21873

Dr.Web
Trojan.Siggen6.3710
9.0.1.0114

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.651687
8.15.04.24.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AT potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.631487
4/24/2015

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

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
5.13.68

G Data
Dropped:Adware.Generic.651687
15.4.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14042

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

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Domalq
v2015.04.24.04

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.6786

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.Generic.651687
16.0.0.342

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.crviun
0.30.20.1219

Norman
Dropped:Adware.Generic.651687
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Dropped:Adware.Generic.651687
14.11.17.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.04.24.04

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Tuguu.Bundler
15.4.23.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.15422

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4665102
34232

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.40
2.0.0.2149

File size:
460.5 KB (471,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/21/2013 11:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/26/2014 11:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Payments Interactive SL, O=Payments Interactive SL, L=Puntagorda, 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:
0C53B3385E2DD3F89A0D1CFE9C0E443C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/23/2013 11:26:55 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:yXP2VguYIgrGRq6tDwnlhCGG481gA2MGnrQC3m8fz7Ytx+285goQn+/kfA2NQ3YH:AkgrL6UG4VNMGcCW+zktxZxPn+/A3

Entry address:
0xD685

Entry point:
E8, 34, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, C8, 53, 42, 00, E8, 2D, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 50, B8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 1F, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 26, 6D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 39, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 1A, 64, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, 70, 00, 42, 00, 83, 3D, 14, B5, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, DA, 5B, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4128

Code size:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

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

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