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:
09a12a240cd265a58e56d98348fca7ce

SHA-1:
7bf9295e1d5283ee4a8cb812615fcdf58f22c739

SHA-256:
84e6d31a57a3a15150b7236cab3c5b27d59b2de7b4c16aa7739a02f192a332c3

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:
4/18/2024 9:23:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.PaymentsInteractive.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.8

File size:
471.6 KB (482,872 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:
10/14/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/19/2014 7:00:00 AM

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

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

Serial number:
060CE3456FDDB3F98DA9EDA1B876842F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2013 6:20:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Umsyd7BspOWZ+Stxo3Gc2uqy3gu88mWCMpCRWFf2Kj+m+6XjYD:IpO3StxwGc2c3tfmfsCRA22+m+8c

Entry address:
0xD141

Entry point:
E8, CB, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 08, 43, 42, 00, E8, C5, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 58, A8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, B6, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, BD, 6D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D1, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, B1, 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, 80, F0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, A5, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 71, 5C, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4225

Code size:
119.5 KB (122,368 bytes)

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

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