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 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Oracle Java Runtime but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Payments Interactive SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c27eb3e1d059bfd05cdd1546b29bcf38

SHA-1:
8561e29ef604c6ba3b9d0aed91ff82bdd57feee5

SHA-256:
b6409fe1cb4bcca248c98dc38a585702873174d8895f706e2a46e29bb4c77b7c

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:32:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.140.214

avast!
Win32:Installer-U [PUP]
2014.9-151005

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUP
18036

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
9.9627

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2015-05-10_2

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.10.5.10

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.1323

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomalQ
v2015.10.05.10

McAfee
Artemis!DB79EA7ADB2B
5600.6622

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.PaymentsInteractive.Bundler (M)
15.8.19.1

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
27956

File size:
615.8 KB (630,608 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:
2/7/2014 7:58:55 AM

Valid to:
2/7/2015 7:58:55 AM

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:
4/1/2014 12:12:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:GfXWtsf5ccJzUD+LG4bc4jaiDbYWP2mNb9sXD0matGPW3CPsojvY8iiUYH:GfWM5cc5UUc4TxA4aPW3Ckav3iiX

Entry address:
0x46DB

Entry point:
E8, 0D, 3D, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, AC, AE, 42, 00, FF, 15, 6C, C0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 80, 12, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 50, C0, 41, 00, 50, E8, CB, 12, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 57, 33, FF, 85, F6, 74, 1B, 6A, E0, 33, D2, 58, F7, F6, 3B, 45, 10, 73, 0F, E8, 4D, 12, 00, 00, C7, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, 3C, 0F, AF, 75, 10, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 85, DB, 74, 09, 53, E8, 30, 0C, 00, 00, 59, 8B, F8...
 
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Entropy:
5.9087

Code size:
106 KB (108,544 bytes)

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

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