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optimizer_pro.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 optimizer_pro.exe by Payments Interactive SL 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 file has been seen being downloaded from 1phads.com.
Publisher:
Payments Interactive SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
904b6f6b67746e7cd64de860f887ed0e

SHA-1:
9b636cc89451c5dce579d78830814e0a7d949039

SHA-256:
573660d61fbd129df24c0b7b65d3c92b6139bf9813beb55c154ce2411cf338ae

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:
4/24/2024 8:58:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Payments.Bundler (M)
16.6.28.19

File size:
390.8 KB (400,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Payments Interactive SL

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
2/7/2014 7:58:55 AM

Valid to:
2/7/2015 7:58:55 AM

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:
3/30/2014 12:30:23 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:XsWPjZjIUC2OBxShKjqzq5Fj4+nfYsuKy3XJBLt1sbY4SY9:XNtjIU/sxuK2zq3j4ZPKyHJhj0T

Entry address:
0x3C66

Entry point:
E8, 37, 2C, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 2D, FF, 75, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 35, BC, 74, 41, 00, FF, 15, 6C, B0, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 18, 56, E8, 4B, 0C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 50, B0, 40, 00, 50, E8, 50, 0C, 00, 00, 59, 89, 06, 5E, 5D, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, 88, 71, 41, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA...
 
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Entropy:
6.4304

Code size:
40 KB (40,960 bytes)

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

http://1phads.com/ck.php?oaparams=2__bannerid=68782__zoneid=5338__OXLCA=1__cb=0d76f75926__oadest=http://ttb.getsoftdll.com/download/request/.../SYNImp91?PubID=5338&subid=${SUBID}

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