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 29 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:
e16745910d8d3c7103fcc5edb98a9616

SHA-1:
6bdf8dfa331599b5ecb6d808b3f8437ae9fdf680

SHA-256:
7764d151fc29d2809c50cb4af246a4caa5177cee465a760354644eb27f069e79

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
4/20/2024 3:36:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
962

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.06.18

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.155.82

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware DomaIQ_r.J
2014.0.3972

Bitdefender
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
1.0.20.845

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
18587

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2759
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
8.14.06.18.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BG potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-f63bfcd6
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
11.2014-18-06_4

G Data
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712436

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
15.0.0.463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.06.18.12

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!c2r
5600.7096

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
15.0.0.507

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lollipop.cxalla
0.28.0.60253

nProtect
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
14.06.17.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.06.18.12

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
6.14.14.00

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
Threat.4150696
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.229
2.0.0.1829

File size:
438.4 KB (448,912 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 5:58:55 AM

Valid to:
2/7/2015 5:58:55 AM

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:
4/16/2014 2:37:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OHmiLuncbmmkHCUwDgt/ZSwLM2f3a6xAEg8ovT9ploCe1O6pRbYxvfTDYc:2miGmkHC3s3SwLMAvxAQwjJe7SrD

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:
6.7358

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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

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