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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 33 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. 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:
71ec8728a5df04eadd539818f1aff4db

SHA-1:
6c4eaf67804039b077478353e92b62a27c71ddbe

SHA-256:
b8bd8608bc28f2515d670c7dbd03df9fc97dcbb452a0638e2ce85eb1c06ba7bb

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
1/14/2025 2:37:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
859

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Lollipop
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.29

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.175.48

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-140929

AVG
Adware DomaIQ_r.J
2015.0.3337

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
1.0.20.1360

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-63
0.98/19452

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
19651

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2759
9.0.1.0272

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
8.14.09.29.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BG potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-6382fa0a
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
11.2014-29-09_2

G Data
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of java(2).exe (Adware)
2014.12.10.9

IKARUS anti.virus
Application.Hidden_Key
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13504

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3179

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A
v2014.09.29.04

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.6993

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.185.1504.0

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.Generic.1004246
15.0.0.816

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lollipop.cxalla
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Lollipop.449024
14.09.28.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.29.04

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.9.29.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16B5CC4F!381013071
23.00.65.14927

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Lollipop
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32938

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.229
2.0.0.1937

File size:
438.5 KB (449,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Payments Interactive SL

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/5/2013 2:09:43 PM

Valid to:
12/5/2014 2:09:43 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:
4/16/2014 10:37:10 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:O4miLuncbmmkHCUwDgt/ZSwLM2f3a6xAEg8ovT9ploCe1O6pRbYxvfTHMYes:xmiGmkHC3s3SwLMAvxAQwjJe7SrHWs

Entry address:
0x271A

Entry point:
E8, 27, 2E, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 20, FA, 41, 00, E8, 0C, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, D8, 57, 42, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 29, 30, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 4C, 31, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 6D, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, FD, 2E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 4C, 52, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, C0, 41, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, E3, 0A, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7362

Code size:
108 KB (110,592 bytes)

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

http://www.updownday.com/.../Java.exe

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