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 28 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 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:
612093c05adba744c23f5682f77fb48a

SHA-1:
0c87cc63ddbb7206f9599b90d0188a4e15dfc463

SHA-256:
744b14bcf4cb6bf2868bcbcb8db2c6955cd083dd7a18566f6a3c015b05b2276f

Scanner detections:
28 / 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 3:32:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.5
988

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.05.22

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.150.252

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
140516-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Bundle_r.Y
2014.0.3950

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1.0.20.710

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.URT
18308

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.21779
9.0.1.05190

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
11.2014-22-05_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12171

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3827

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.05.22.02

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ!87EAB94F6E66
5600.7122

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
15.0.0.426

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.ctadmg
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.22.02

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
5.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.8.7.23

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.DomaIQ/Variant
10590

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.132
2.0.0.1798

File size:
313 KB (320,504 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\java.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:
2/6/2014 1:50:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:XV24jwnTGLyoE2fsAu6i6xgB1A/QXoCPk96zmu0Y2:XV2mwnTyyoE2fsz6xgBu1CjG

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

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