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 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. 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:
087b53b663bf78b8c7b7a785d491652f

SHA-1:
e5b2630add5d34d3d3b2e612aff303bd06d81c21

SHA-256:
b0f5958811b2053d640f20b071c04a1f4b4ecad8b9a2cd6a76e7f14f0ef9387e

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
4/26/2024 12:10:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.139070
967

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.143.44

avast!
Win32:DomaIQ-T [PUP]
2014.9-140613

AVG
DomaIQ
2015.0.3445

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.139070
1.0.20.820

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUP
18095

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2630
9.0.1.0164

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.139070
8.14.06.13.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB (variant)
8.9671

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.139070
11.2014-13-06_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.139070
14.6.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.6.13.5

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11737

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3719

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.06.13.05

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.139070
15.0.0.492

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.06.13.05

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.8.7.23

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28214

File size:
619.9 KB (634,768 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:
4/11/2014 1:55:38 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:m3L7anD8b/2lQbZtUaQ9e0CjGO5951fWjjkcwZEV1lJwgYz:sSnD8rAe0CjGA9fWXkclV1lJs

Entry address:
0x2E4D

Entry point:
E8, FC, 1E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 82, 04, 00, 00, 3B, 0D, AC, 31, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 73, 1F, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, C7, 74, 47, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, C3, 25, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 31, 25, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 9E, 25, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 2B, 20, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5D...
 
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Code size:
111 KB (113,664 bytes)

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

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