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 27 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:
28fefbb0600068e19c558ede39589b25

SHA-1:
88ffdd99e64c6470e2f51241f6fbd78587b06c7c

SHA-256:
ad31024c5b861b56251738a799444b596e9a455002b38bc9e8ff7832b39b078a

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
4/20/2024 3:29:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
998

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.05.12

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.149.46

AVG
DomaIQ_r.J
2015.0.3476

Bitdefender
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
1.0.20.660

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
18262

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2759
9.0.1.0132

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
8.14.05.12.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9791

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

F-Secure
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
11.2014-12-05_2

G Data
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
14.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.177.12041

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3876

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.05.12.08

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!c2r
5600.7132

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
15.0.0.396

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lollipop.cxalla
0.28.0.59826

nProtect
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
14.05.12.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.12.08

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
Trojan.Win32.Generic
29140

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.229
2.0.0.1786

File size:
438.5 KB (449,024 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 2:09:43 PM

Valid to:
12/5/2014 2:09:43 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 10:37:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:O4miLuncbmmkHCUwDgt/ZSwLM2f3a6xAEg8ovT9ploCe1O6pRbYxvfTHMYo:xmiGmkHC3s3SwLMAvxAQwjJe7SrHQ

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:
6.7362

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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

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