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 33 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:
448aec7b8074e405721fe486f6a06f42

SHA-1:
c7eda8885c52554a09af62e701be12b736734d53

SHA-256:
33e697d3c25fb0890cb791f291eb1701a04b3856ba4447efed71eee623740b0a

Scanner detections:
33 / 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:
5/10/2024 2:53:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
912

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.08.06

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.147.26

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140806

AVG
Skodna.Bundle_r.Y
2015.0.3390

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1.0.20.1090

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-114
0.98/19265

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.URT
18211

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.21779
9.0.1.0218

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AZ (variant)
8.9754

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

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-06-08_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.9.28.1

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.177.11965

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3446

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.08.06.07

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ!87EAB94F6E66
5600.7046

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.179.2201.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
15.0.0.654

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DomaIQ.ctadmg
0.28.0.59608

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Lollipop.320536
14.08.06.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.08.06.07

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16B5D16D!381014381
23.00.65.14804

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.DomaIQ/Variant
10437

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
28826

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.132
2.0.0.1776

File size:
313 KB (320,536 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 3:09:43 PM

Valid to:
12/5/2014 3:09:43 PM

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:
2/6/2014 1:50:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:sV24jwnTGLyoE2fsAu6i6xgB1A/QXoCPk96zmu0YSi:sV2mwnTyyoE2fsz6xgBu1Cjii

Entry address:
0x1573

Entry point:
E8, BF, 26, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D8, CF, 40, 00, 89, 0D, D4, CF, 40, 00, 89, 15, D0, CF, 40, 00, 89, 1D, CC, CF, 40, 00, 89, 35, C8, CF, 40, 00, 89, 3D, C4, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, F0, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, E4, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, C0, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, BC, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, B8, CF, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, B4, CF, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, E8, CF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, DC, CF, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, E0, CF, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, EC, CF, 40...
 
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Code size:
30.5 KB (31,232 bytes)

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

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