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 31 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. 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:
3ad561c79edb740e76745ed19f757e6e

SHA-1:
d797d8063192f5fbb1c064f73db23000c23a8cb5

SHA-256:
9abc464558ecd250cd81f9c86d88b5f3dd74fae86b97304f93c8a6d1e7e507af

Scanner detections:
31 / 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:
4/27/2024 2:06:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.656740
1053

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.03.19

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.G.2
7.11.144.32

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-BB [PUP]
2014.9-140319

AVG
Skodna.Generic_r
2015.0.3531

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.Generic.656740
1.0.20.390

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.D
18124

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.14
9.0.1.078

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.656740
8.14.03.19.03

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.AU (variant)
8.9692

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

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-19-03_4

G Data
Dropped:Adware.Generic.656740
14.3.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.5.10.5

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11806

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.4149

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.03.19.03

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ!6F2E275B3259
5600.7187

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.Generic.656740
15.0.0.234

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.PayInt.csffwn
0.28.0.59288

nProtect
Dropped:Adware.Generic.656740
14.04.17.03

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.03.19.03

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
3.14.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.14317

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28346

File size:
476.1 KB (487,480 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 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/26/2014 6:00:00 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:
12/30/2013 8:09:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:XQR17Zoi9I6ilkSE9RiTyR79Osvq2aqpU3gBJh:0ZoifUyssvq2Xpr

Entry address:
0xD162

Entry point:
E8, C5, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 18, 43, 42, 00, E8, C4, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 58, A8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, B0, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, B7, 6D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D0, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, AB, 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, F0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, A5, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 6A, 5C, 00...
 
[+]

Code size:
119.5 KB (122,368 bytes)

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

Remove java.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security