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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. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Oracle Java Runtime but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Payments Interactive SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0cf822942c5e67222ab74ebea589d8ff

SHA-1:
38abe0c656ff7eb7641aae54ebe04419ce47564e

SHA-256:
9e89cfa5d98668e65f9f49cfb729071018ac4e0548129466e55428b24fca58eb

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 9:34:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
874

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.06.13

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.154.158

avast!
DomaIQ-CC [PUP]
2014.9-140913

AVG
Adware DomaIQ_r.G
2015.0.3352

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1.0.20.1280

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-35
0.98/19360

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
18527

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2259
9.0.1.0256

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.P
14.09.13

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
11.2014-13-09_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of avg-anti-virus-free-edition-2014.exe (Adware)
2014.11.10.2

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712387

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3256

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.09.13.05

McAfee
PUP-FJP!5F7D138A0EA0
5600.7008

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.183.2321.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
15.0.0.768

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cvxwqc
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.13.05

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.9.13.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.DomaIQ!6.1627
23.00.65.14911

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.DomaIQ/Variant
10362

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.KCDcKOB
37.0.10994

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.180
2.0.0.1822

File size:
389.9 KB (399,240 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:
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:
3/16/2014 9:16:26 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:mf5g6C8saYU9QoRJQXlQKWVLGP9b8msHzRObJTu8y+5TkUYe:mq6hsUQoR6lhOGPMuup+Wu

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:
6.2562

Code size:
38 KB (38,912 bytes)

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

http://bestversiong.com/.../Java.exe

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