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 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. 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:
62fcbf471bf99d6ffb5cef022b86605b

SHA-1:
1fa26c673b03bda2d12e4a66d274e848a7a210e8

SHA-256:
eb17a2df00fd4f72b591073f3a9d578cecf6e86c00e0489998e756e65a8cbe5d

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 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:
11/23/2024 8:09:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.PaymentsInteractive.Bundler (M)
16.2.3.16

File size:
838.9 KB (859,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\java.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/5/2013 3:09:43 PM

Valid to:
12/5/2014 3:09:43 PM

Subject:
CN=Payments Interactive SL, O=Payments Interactive SL, L=Adeje, S=Santa cruz de Tenerife, C=ES

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4EAD03AB9EAF7D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/12/2014 6:12:15 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:mCXvkXVg8IBjLvl8NLrcgIHMlNCQQUivUqzxmmPCiR/n6Ydkx94y:/vQERvWxrctHMlNCQQUi8ohVn6Y+x99

Entry address:
0x2F85

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 2D, 00, 00, E9, 39, FE, FF, FF, E9, DE, 18, 00, 00, FF, 35, 58, A5, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, B0, 41, 00, C3, FF, 35, 58, A5, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, B0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 02, FF, D0, 6A, 19, E8, AB, 24, 00, 00, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, E8, 12, 36, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, E9, 29, 36, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 35, 58, A5, 42, 00, FF, 15, 80, B0, 41, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 7C, B0, 41, 00, A3, 58, A5, 42, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, EB, 0D, FF, 75, 08, E8, 35, 39, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 74, 0F...
 
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Code size:
103.5 KB (105,984 bytes)

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

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