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 30 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:
87b837a8f9da38518f5b06c1ee7593bf

SHA-1:
77c0b17267d744d6f8b346e19e68824247addc17

SHA-256:
6925ef37fe39befd5601a9516a4258b8f9f3c3e53840633223ce143581f4223c

Scanner detections:
30 / 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:
4/19/2024 6:23:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.R
926

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.07.24

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen2
7.11.163.178

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-CM [PUP]
140617-1

AVG
Adware Skodna.Generic_r.HZ
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.R
1.0.20.1020

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-34
0.98/19168

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.D
18952

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1827
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.R
8.14.07.23.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AT potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-23-07_4

G Data
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.181.12819

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.07.23.10

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ
5600.7060

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.R
15.0.0.612

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DomaIQ.crviun
0.28.2.60990

nProtect
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.R
14.07.23.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.07.23.10

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
7.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.14721

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
31208

File size:
460.5 KB (471,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\java.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/21/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/26/2014 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Payments Interactive SL, O=Payments Interactive SL, L=Puntagorda, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0C53B3385E2DD3F89A0D1CFE9C0E443C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/22/2013 10:55:28 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:KXP2VguYIgrGRq6t2BfkXws/ZDNmSEk/UnOJtxw051M6Jp/+hTg8cdlbv6xYI9:IkgrL6qMgs/NNSksnOfx55/aG619

Entry address:
0xD685

Entry point:
E8, 34, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, C8, 53, 42, 00, E8, 2D, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 50, B8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 1F, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 26, 6D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 39, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 1A, 64, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, 70, 00, 42, 00, 83, 3D, 14, B5, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, DA, 5B, 00...
 
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Code size:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

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

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