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 35 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. 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:
f7fe3cbff46cbb18bc060067dbf6de48

SHA-1:
99caa2061dfbef2e2e7155d92ad6a4b6b4048328

SHA-256:
d5cd545fee4f03a1d94057e17af8a2d3e3c8ad4babab8253370690c7438eadba

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:00:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
661

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2015.04.15

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DomaIQ.Gen
3.6.1.96

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
150319-1

AVG
Adware DomaIQ_r.J
2014.0.4311

Bitdefender
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
1.0.20.520

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-206
0.98/20321

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
21766

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2759
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BG potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11473

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Generic.AC.2142480
4/14/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-cbb8f3a8
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
5.13.68

G Data
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2015.7.16.10

IKARUS anti.virus
Application.Hidden_Key
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11873

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.2191

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2015.04.14.06

McAfee
Artemis!3DABD305A85C
5600.6795

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Tugspay.A
1.195.3225.0

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
16.0.0.312

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lollipop.cxalla
0.30.16.1110

Norman
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Adware.DomaIQ.AN
14.04.24.02

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
15.04.14.06

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
4.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Tuguu.Bundler
15.4.14.14

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Lollipop
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
38882

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.229
2.0.0.2139

File size:
438.5 KB (449,032 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 9:09:43 AM

Valid to:
12/5/2014 9:09:43 AM

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 5:37:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OwmiLuncbmmkHCUwDgt/ZSwLM2f3a6xAEg8ovT9ploCe1O6pRbYxvfTHMYrl:pmiGmkHC3s3SwLMAvxAQwjJe7SrHzl

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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