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:
eda16c1eaaf738480ec258084a39d8d8

SHA-1:
821d443a65b0fb39b77398afcf612146fe22a94b

SHA-256:
67363ac3aa266f3f9fb0051d696599ffce93cef17ac07d3c781de03b594ce59f

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 8:55:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
967

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.06.13

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.150.164

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140613

AVG
Adware DomaIQ_r.J
2015.0.3445

Bitdefender
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
1.0.20.820

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
18306

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2759
9.0.1.0164

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
8.14.06.13.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
11.2014-13-06_6

G Data
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
14.6.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.6.13.6

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.178.12140

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3719

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.06.13.06

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!c2r
5600.7101

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
15.0.0.492

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lollipop.cxalla
0.28.0.59921

nProtect
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
14.05.20.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.06.13.06

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
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.229
2.0.0.1794

File size:
438.5 KB (449,016 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 3:09:43 PM

Valid to:
12/5/2014 3:09:43 PM

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:
4/16/2014 11:37:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:O3miLuncbmmkHCUwDgt/ZSwLM2f3a6xAEg8ovT9ploCe1O6pRbYxvfTHMY5:2miGmkHC3s3SwLMAvxAQwjJe7SrHB

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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Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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

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