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 27 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:
ea424e4aa486810dced85c4356210a46

SHA-1:
413e5c97b8970473240ee97efd54884c5a06d77a

SHA-256:
afa87d9fd8c5501dfb1560b536bd5d3d4167d2ca0927e77353e00e96be8b4d27

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
4/25/2024 7:58:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
996

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.05.15

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.149.178

AVG
DomaIQ
2015.0.3474

Bitdefender
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
1.0.20.675

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
18274

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2759
9.0.1.0135

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
8.14.05.15.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9801

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

F-Secure
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
11.2014-15-05_5

G Data
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
14.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12080

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3864

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.05.15.06

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!c2r
5600.7130

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
15.0.0.405

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lollipop.cxalla
0.28.0.59826

nProtect
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
14.05.14.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.15.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.8.7.23

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Lollipop
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29218

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.229
2.0.0.1789

File size:
438.5 KB (449,032 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 2:09:43 PM

Valid to:
12/5/2014 2:09:43 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:
4/16/2014 10:37:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OwmiLuncbmmkHCUwDgt/ZSwLM2f3a6xAEg8ovT9ploCe1O6pRbYxvfTHMYY:pmiGmkHC3s3SwLMAvxAQwjJe7SrHQ

Entry address:
0x271A

Entry point:
E8, 27, 2E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 20, FA, 41, 00, E8, 0C, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, D8, 57, 42, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 29, 30, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 4C, 31, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 6D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, FD, 2E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 4C, 52, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, C0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, E3, 0A, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7363

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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

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