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 19 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:
4725e3dc888785e452a366e024d90eb6

SHA-1:
93e53593c4bb2aaf942f7322ea4e81891f3dedca

SHA-256:
57f1cc7967840244fc60654630729a97cd732c13513e24a076343ee54be43f5b

Scanner detections:
19 / 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:
4/16/2024 10:46:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.05.10

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.141.38

AVG
DomaIQ_r.G
2015.0.3531

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
18041

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2259
9.0.1.0130

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9633

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-10-05_7

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.5.10.2

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.4152

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.03.18.01

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!bv3
5600.7135

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cvxwqc
0.28.0.58873

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.03.18.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.8.7.23

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.KCDcKOB
37.0.10856

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
27994

File size:
388.4 KB (397,704 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 2:58:55 PM

Valid to:
2/7/2015 2:58:55 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:
3/13/2014 6:43:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ef5g6CMtt7f6QRsOjL1hGn9TOYObx3d5TkSYS:eq6Bt4QRsu1Yn9TvydWw

Entry address:
0x3446

Entry point:
E8, 22, 2A, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1...
 
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Code size:
38 KB (38,912 bytes)

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

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