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:
89dda90814a1d49f3f9525870464f5b3

SHA-1:
5209be0dc6341eb826bc5ea1da2ae79985bfec96

SHA-256:
4bd271725e8b71fa557c90e009fc18e033290aaca9a36d47f6c7410739be95af

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 3:19:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu (M)
16.8.3.15

File size:
271.4 KB (277,880 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 9:22:48 AM

Valid to:
2/13/2015 9:22:48 AM

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:
5/28/2014 6:26:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:DoHuXfi3s2s2ovMokgaECP60l4SGGvGGvGGvGGpZGQdYu:DMuXf4YMFECy0l4SGGvGGvGGvGGpBb

Entry address:
0x3FD6

Entry point:
B8, 8C, 1E, 49, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 61, 73, 64, 66, 76, 65, 73, 76, 76, 77, 00, C7, 47, 9A, 81, C7, DF, C6, 8D, E5, 4D, 0C, 69, 7A, AF, 51, DA, C5, A1, 0B, A7, 00, EF, 4C, 8D, 2E, AC, 4E, 8E, 17, E6, 98, C3, BD, BE, CE, 16, E3, 2A, 81, 1B, 3B, 5D, C4, 73, 35, 65, 4A, 9C, 98, 2D, F8, E6, D6, 93, 97, 78, E7, 5C, 4E, AB, 00, 1E, C8, 86, E8, FB, C8, E1, BD, BC, 6D, B1, CC, D5, 81, DF, 97, D3, 12, 7F, B9, 2D, BE, 38, 40, 64, 09, 1B, 67, 02, F4, 52, 9C...
 
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Code size:
38.5 KB (39,424 bytes)

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

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