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 27 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:
6f4631173eef7f24d6a768ce25ef0a24

SHA-1:
f09700ce5e53186d77dc142aeba46cd396ac31bf

SHA-256:
53d4874b4de45d9a823607faa2e4d433f053b96cb54036298a3784308f93c4ac

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the DomainIQ download manager to bundle additional potentially unwanted software without adequate consent.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 6:41:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.677231
1026

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.04.14

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen2
7.11.143.102

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140414

AVG
Skodna.Generic_r
2015.0.3504

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.677231
1.0.20.520

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Agent.D
18105

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1828
9.0.1.0104

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.677231
8.14.04.14.03

ESET NOD32
MSIL/DomaIQ
8.9675

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

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-14-04_2

G Data
Adware.Generic.677231
14.4.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11755

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.4017

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.04.14.03

McAfee
Adware-DomaIQ!6F4631173EEF
5600.7160

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.677231
15.0.0.312

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cseqrv
0.28.0.59048

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.04.14.03

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
23.00.65.14412

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
DomaIQ
28228

File size:
460.6 KB (471,608 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 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/26/2014 8:00:00 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:
12/21/2013 1:15:25 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:XDfmoguYIcjmZkPfde/DHglMI7UoTXmqXsq6cBbzHxBqXzNt1ZRFG4IUYU2:DDcjzPfGHghUoTXmqEcprxBERt1XrIk2

Entry address:
0xD685

Entry point:
E8, 34, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, C8, 53, 42, 00, E8, 2D, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 50, B8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 1F, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 26, 6D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, 39, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 1A, 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, 00, 42, 00, 83, 3D, 14, B5, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, DA, 5B, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4129

Code size:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

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

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