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 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:
Payments Interactive SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
05b4535d104efec150bf2790775905c9

SHA-1:
742f6e2238f20625329dc3305a604f8d33f88bfd

SHA-256:
eb8e5a93958d2ebbf717bf7846c2f30880d9ed312f11cac4ad49d34c9d6f3ffd

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:
4/25/2024 12:36:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Payments.Bundler (M)
16.4.26.17

File size:
597.5 KB (611,864 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 6:09:43 AM

Valid to:
12/5/2014 6:09:43 AM

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:
4/28/2014 6:03:58 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:f+5BWzBaiJkfEGS1vK7c2X6lAE4Bky6bgDwCaCS:UBkcf9EP2YAECkhbg0CPS

Entry address:
0x43ED

Entry point:
E8, 5B, 2D, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, E9, 7E, 18, 00, 00, FF, 35, 68, D6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, C3, FF, 35, 68, D6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, B8, 24, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 2A, 36, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 41, 36, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 35, 68, D6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 7C, D0, 41, 00, A3, 68, D6, 42, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4D, 39, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F...
 
[+]

Entropy:
6.7107

Code size:
111.5 KB (114,176 bytes)

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

Remove java.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security