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 28 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:
203eec5c5cde58c19bae766708c29430

SHA-1:
e43655c097a1dbc5bf9beee0d8cd7b9f53c2425a

SHA-256:
97e1b2414e2e2515c7dc8b69362084232955ab5caa738e65b4896fa5951f2821

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
4/19/2024 10:54:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.663375
1028

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.04.13

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen2
7.11.143.18

AVG
Skodna.Generic_r
2015.0.3506

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.Generic.663375
1.0.20.515

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.D
18095

Dr.Web
Trojan.PayInt.24
9.0.1.0103

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.663375
8.14.04.13.05

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ
8.9670

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

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-13-04_1

G Data
Dropped:Adware.Generic.663375
14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.4024

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.04.13.05

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ!203EEC5C5CDE
5600.7162

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.Generic.663375
15.0.0.309

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.PayInt.csjgrm
0.28.0.59048

nProtect
Dropped:Adware.Generic.663375
14.04.11.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.13.05

Quick Heal
Adware.Domal.A5
4.14.12.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.DomaIQ!1.9EEB
23.00.65.14411

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28214

File size:
458.5 KB (469,552 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:
11/21/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/26/2014 12:00:00 PM

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:
1/6/2014 11:03:51 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:AHFn/5EIFfwnb4ylKxh5Vn5TKLjgp8cAe4WDc46wCWFGmxllgMeN+anWl9HYqx:sFfGb41xtn5ufgpLA46w5NlS3Wl9dx

Entry address:
0xD182

Entry point:
E8, C4, 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, AF, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, B6, 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, AA, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.4198

Code size:
119.5 KB (122,368 bytes)

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

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