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:
48ecd4f680badb28e6ad76e4fc0d1e46

SHA-1:
7e0a3db6d17c4905428f706af35f4943c53f4316

SHA-256:
694e0f58e38dde674b1dedcf5559d1846daa21f7f41efe26257445fe28da79c3

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:
4/24/2024 1:35:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
823

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.11.04

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.182.222

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
141025-0

AVG
Adware DomaIQ_r.J
2014.0.4189

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
1.0.20.1535

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-63
0.98/19574

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
19984

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2759
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
8.14.11.03.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BK potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.2142480
11/3/2014

F-Prot
W32/A-f63bfcd6
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
11.2014-03-11_2

G Data
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Application.Hidden_Key
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13888

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.11.03.12

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.6957

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.187.1190.0

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
15.0.0.921

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lollipop.cxalla
0.28.6.62995

nProtect
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
14.11.03.01

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
11.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.11.3.11

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Lollipop
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
34232

File size:
438.4 KB (448,896 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\java.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
2/7/2014 1:58:55 PM

Valid to:
2/7/2015 1:58:55 PM

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 10:37:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OXmiLuncbmmkHCUwDgt/ZSwLM2f3a6xAEg8ovT9ploCe1O6pRbYxvfTDY5:GmiGmkHC3s3SwLMAvxAQwjJe7Sr6

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:
6.7357

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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

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