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:
905d9d6c315cfd0ebfa26f7c49f15e4c

SHA-1:
bef1b3efa37ba5710c22501c0f20159ee312d6ba

SHA-256:
effdcda2f47f79e1c2f6f44b79bb1f9b813656208b80911da031418af2745d6f

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:
4/16/2024 6:07:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Payments.Bundler (M)
16.6.23.6

File size:
460.5 KB (471,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\java.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/20/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/26/2014 10:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Payments Interactive SL, O=Payments Interactive SL, L=Puntagorda, S=Santa Cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0C53B3385E2DD3F89A0D1CFE9C0E443C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/23/2013 8:19:09 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5kE/O4tyCjv0/exqUlFOF7fVBM9G+QW0xIw5Y72:a4kCjhqUlsRfnM9GdW0x1T

Entry address:
0xD685

Entry point:
E8, 34, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, B8, 53, 42, 00, E8, 2D, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 50, B8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 1F, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 26, 6D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 39, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 1A, 64, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, 70, 00, 42, 00, 83, 3D, 14, B5, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, DA, 5B, 00...
 
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Code size:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

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

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