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 26 anti-malware scanners. 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:
4fec566ac1253820eff1a83014b5923a

SHA-1:
8fee23f2b687a63b3310496f221f4e0c3367d6cc

SHA-256:
d960f4f0c027529974cfd552ca6ac31c8fc2780830ad64fdf60eef4cb82f75a1

Scanner detections:
26 / 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:
4/25/2024 6:59:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.AM
1013

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.04.27

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.145.118

avast!
Win32:Installer-AJ [PUP]
2014.9-140427

AVG
DomaIQ_r.J
2015.0.3491

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.AM
1.0.20.585

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUP
18176

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2532
9.0.1.0117

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.AM
8.14.04.27.06

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ (variant)
8.9729

F-Secure
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.AM
11.2014-27-04_1

G Data
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.AM
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.SuspectCRC
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11896

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3951

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.04.27.06

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!c2r
5600.7147

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.AM
15.0.0.351

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lollipop.cwvvwu
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Dropped:Adware.DomaIQ.AM
14.04.27.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.27.06

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
28638

File size:
596.4 KB (610,720 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 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:
4/7/2014 9:33:59 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OmxoLQLROU9VU+Fm5Vl/byM8aQg0UrOjmpit1wKX0eCuZjJSFOqWYt:ZxoOROUaV0Uqjm4lXpJZjJiOqz

Entry address:
0x2C42

Entry point:
E8, 1E, 2E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 48, 02, 42, 00, E8, 04, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, D8, 6F, 42, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 20, 30, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 43, 31, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 64, 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, F4, 2E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 4C, 6A, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, D0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, DB, 0A, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.9331

Code size:
109.5 KB (112,128 bytes)

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

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