java.exe

Clovermedia 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 Clovermedia SL has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
Clovermedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
46c214848888adef1c21d29453844f91

SHA-1:
344c2af704d457470f30c1e7bbe1cce5c1eb8476

SHA-256:
bbcbbb8ee8e780fc6c69b68bc30b0c109f2656413104371384c89843e649298e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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 8:13:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Cloverme.Bundler (M)
16.6.5.8

File size:
592.9 KB (607,096 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
2/13/2014 2:22:48 PM

Valid to:
2/13/2015 2:22:48 PM

Subject:
CN=Clovermedia SL, O=Clovermedia 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:
281161B1143F2B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/12/2014 12:57:16 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ernIeBB49gEb7yGfsMxA8upEXO3FcERZg0jC7DzfdbT25ANb84usKieWP6hDYdRf:gnzu9gEb7yr3pIO1cigpzfdbTNKJlYdd

Entry address:
0x2F71

Entry point:
E8, 52, 2D, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, E9, E2, 18, 00, 00, FF, 35, 58, 95, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, B0, 41, 00, C3, FF, 35, 58, 95, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, B0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, AF, 24, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 16, 36, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 2D, 36, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 35, 58, 95, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, B0, 41, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 7C, B0, 41, 00, A3, 58, 95, 42, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 39, 39, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F...
 
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Entropy:
6.5773

Code size:
103.5 KB (105,984 bytes)

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

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