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:
8348339c4b92add90d108553908a1b1e

SHA-1:
e9a3cb4741cf5b7813f08c701bcf57fa4235249b

SHA-256:
29428a9a14f2c03c62867a669ab76ab91a75dc298ae0546b24c7875b306026df

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 9:50:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu.PaymentsInteractive.Bundler (M)
16.2.27.1

File size:
361.9 KB (370,560 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:
3/20/2014 4:28:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:RTLrv+VzfFgD4GFwKoV0q+A6MQCHbHY+S:RTHv+PnGFwKKcMJS

Entry address:
0x2509

Entry point:
E8, 1A, 32, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 80, E1, 40, 00, E8, 0D, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, C0, 46, 41, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 04, 34, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 2C, 34, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 4D, 34, 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, F0, 32, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, BC, 43, 41, 00, FF, 15, 5C, C0, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, DA, 09, 00...
 
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Code size:
41 KB (41,984 bytes)

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

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