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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
fdc1df2bd70c6834fd7e6e4aaf61d688

SHA-1:
a5be257a157b772612145a83435f5d2c8d254819

SHA-256:
3ff097929fcff5f73fd6980c9ed38264ea94fbb2dc4c077e748a99f0eb9ad309

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
5/21/2024 6:32:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.PaymentsInteractive.Bundler (M)
16.2.25.2

File size:
597.4 KB (611,720 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 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:
4/28/2014 3:03:58 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:e+5BWzBaiJkfEGS1vK7c2X6lAE4Bky6bgDwCaT:jBkcf9EP2YAECkhbg0CG

Entry address:
0x43ED

Entry point:
E8, 5B, 2D, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, E9, 7E, 18, 00, 00, FF, 35, 68, D6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, C3, FF, 35, 68, D6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, B8, 24, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 2A, 36, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 41, 36, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 35, 68, D6, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, D0, 41, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 7C, D0, 41, 00, A3, 68, D6, 42, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4D, 39, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F...
 
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Code size:
111.5 KB (114,176 bytes)

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

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