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 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. 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:
d967842acddf4219ebccf4c34b00dc09

SHA-1:
0f5faffb767e2df167c8ace791b4be71d90e5543

SHA-256:
06794a2e88926d4b85b7efab5df84bc65266057852cc7ffcd5ff6a7db04959ac

Scanner detections:
32 / 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 12:08:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.5
920

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.151.78

avast!
DomaIQ-CC [PUP]
2014.9-140729

AVG
Adware DomaIQ_r.G
2015.0.3398

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1.0.20.1050

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-35
0.98/21411

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
18316

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2259
9.0.1.0210

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-29-07_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.7.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.9.10.2

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12184

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3487

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.07.29.01

McAfee
PUP-FJP!C32F6950AF25
5600.7054

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.179.1469.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
15.0.0.630

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cvxwqc
0.28.0.59921

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Lollipop.402840
14.05.23.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.07.29.01

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
7.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.DomaIQ!6.1627
23.00.65.14727

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.DomaIQ/Variant
10454

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.KCDcKOB
37.0.10955

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.180
2.0.0.1799

File size:
393.3 KB (402,744 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:
2/7/2014 1:58:55 PM

Valid to:
2/7/2015 1:58:55 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B974AA267457F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2014 11:59:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Nf5g6C4St7fJHhGkR02XYjmo01+bTzL5TkGYNR:Nq6FSfHhGktXMmo01yLWHR

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...
 
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Entropy:
6.2566

Code size:
38 KB (38,912 bytes)

The file java.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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