java.exe

Clovermedia 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 Clovermedia 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:
Clovermedia SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4a4457301e8d196f2869edac50894600

SHA-1:
93e90c3e88142199a4cbf46e5cad049c43d19367

SHA-256:
253aa72ecfb5fb0f56f21af5dbbb4341473249b25003ad4cf296efc0017efe4c

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:
11/15/2024 9:46:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Clovermedia.Bundler (M)
16.2.12.6

File size:
282.9 KB (289,664 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
2/13/2014 12:22:48 PM

Valid to:
2/13/2015 12:22:48 PM

Subject:
CN=Clovermedia SL, O=Clovermedia 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:
281161B1143F2B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/25/2014 12:06:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Yw6JOerGp2aPeiyx+/Hqyo3ia/keIJSkH364n8LQTj3Fv0B2fQYrc:YwurYPex+/2rXI5XxBj3GMf/c

Entry address:
0x3B4C

Entry point:
B8, 8C, 8E, 4B, 00, 50, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 08, 74, 6F, 64, 73, 76, 61, 69, 6C, 61, 6E, 00, 61, 51, A2, A1, 87, C7, 3A, 02, 72, 18, 1B, DC, 63, 45, 81, 49, 58, 7F, E2, 4D, 9E, 5E, 9E, F5, 7C, 6F, 20, B7, BA, A0, FB, 3F, 8A, DB, 80, 7C, FF, 4C, 00, 6B, CC, A4, 02, 69, A1, 6F, 99, 3E, FF, 26, C5, 1C, 8D, 1F, 7E, 1C, D5, B8, E8, 7D, 2D, 1C, 34, 4F, 2C, E7, 56, A8, FC, D2, 53, 40, 4E, 86, 44, A3, 72, 53, 6D, FF, 28, 49, 66, 06, 0C, 56, 82, 6C, 54, 80, B8, 6C, 4E...
 
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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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