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 32 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:
f30df03c8793c6a4969f8e7a09ff4edf

SHA-1:
c41564f036f3346e863f236da82920d9307db2e4

SHA-256:
73695be66db889d5ba526535d14234bfb2205b3bcdf768066e2b43a7a35b725e

Scanner detections:
32 / 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:
4/26/2024 3:20:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.Bundler.Offer.A
864

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.09.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.147.198

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140923

AVG
DomaIQ
2015.0.3342

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.Bundler.Offer.A
1.0.20.1330

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Agent-10731
0.98/19423

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.51748
9.0.1.0266

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Bundler.Offer
8.14.09.23.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9762

F-Prot
W32/DomaIQ.C.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-23-09_3

G Data
Dropped:Adware.Bundler.Offer
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.5.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.177.11997

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3205

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomalQ
v2014.09.23.10

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ!D08B5BE5AEE8
5600.6998

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.877.0

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.Bundler.Offer.A
15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lolipop.cvxwnv
0.28.0.59608

nProtect
Dropped:Adware.Bundler.Offer.A
14.05.04.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.23.10

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.9.23.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16A0ED42!379645250
23.00.65.14921

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Lollipop
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28918

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.189
2.0.0.1779

File size:
505.3 KB (517,440 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:
3/22/2014 12:13:37 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:p6QTlw7u7eAefuwA8dzQD1NYYueR10lFgi:p66OS7lwAf/zC

Entry address:
0x26C1

Entry point:
E8, 06, 33, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Code size:
40.5 KB (41,472 bytes)

The file java.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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