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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Oracle Java Runtime but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Payments Interactive SL  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8976c5d6d667b4b1ce9da2c8cb6dafd2

SHA-1:
de839837061ee2e4339525f4a3b23f2da656c2fb

SHA-256:
d8be2cfb9e61fdf713c0ed6917dbd962d02eb846a74ee70b151ea16f3cc836b5

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 4:52:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.Payments.Bundler (M)
16.4.1.2

File size:
458.5 KB (469,528 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\java.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/20/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/26/2014 7:00:00 AM

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

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0C53B3385E2DD3F89A0D1CFE9C0E443C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/6/2014 6:03:51 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:oHFn/5EIFfwnb4ylKxh5Vn5TKLjgp8cAe4WDc46wCWFGmxllgMeN+anWl9HYW:kFfGb41xtn5ufgpLA46w5NlS3Wl9R

Entry address:
0xD182

Entry point:
E8, C4, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 18, 43, 42, 00, E8, C4, 04, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 58, A8, 42, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, AF, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, B6, 6D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, D0, 04, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, AA, 64, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, 70, F0, 41, 00, 83, 3D, 1C, A5, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 6A, 5C, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4198

Code size:
119.5 KB (122,368 bytes)

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

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