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 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, 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:
678a9d32f7d79110e7f5c161eaf4b1c1

SHA-1:
7ab8e3e901b3d1cea7b8a92db2f5b47bd06b702a

SHA-256:
407b66fd979f2c53ac527a8138cae5e06e2127e2793efc64b3228e09cf97314b

Scanner detections:
29 / 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:
12/28/2024 1:15:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.5
987

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
14.05.23

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.151.78

avast!
DomaIQ-CC [PUP]
140523-0

AVG
Adware DomaIQ_r.G
2014.0.3950

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1.0.20.715

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
18316

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2259
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-23-05_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.178.12184

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3821

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.05.23.05

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.x!bv3
5600.7121

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
15.0.0.429

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cvxwqc
0.28.0.59921

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.05.23.05

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
5.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.8.7.23

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.DomaIQ/Variant
10588

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.KCDcKOB
37.0.10955

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
29418

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.180
2.0.0.1799

File size:
388.3 KB (397,648 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

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

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

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:
3/13/2014 6:43:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Gf5g6CMtt7f6QRsOjL1hGn9TOYObx3d5TkSYSm0:Gq6Bt4QRsu1Yn9TvydWMm0

Entry address:
0x3446

Entry point:
E8, 22, 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:
38 KB (38,912 bytes)

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

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