java.exe

Payments Interactive S.L.

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 S.L has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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 S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1f9c6daa36424255f4d92bf7a15ba1e8

SHA-1:
f3ec6cd0918a87f97c241f3da532cc35c950ec1f

SHA-256:
86d786bf0adb2c3e25d438654c153f28ba4d2563393e8d48f60c50cd497c0fd0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/23/2024 10:09:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.PaymentsInteractive.Bundler (M)
16.2.29.14

File size:
384.5 KB (393,736 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\java.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/10/2014 4:19:40 AM

Valid to:
2/11/2015 4:19:40 AM

Subject:
E=victor.camacho@paymentsint.com, CN=Payments Interactive S.L., O=Payments Interactive S.L., L=Puntagorda, S=Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112101CC52CD8725B37EE06251B5DC695BD9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/18/2014 10:57:57 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:SOKPXi+cp/iI5KUQoRTHAgMd4l1Xt2aHw1Yy1bBuu86zYY0M:y/Po/mUQoRTHkdcXt2aQCyWuRzgM

Entry address:
0x3056

Entry point:
E8, 57, 2A, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1...
 
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Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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