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 33 anti-malware scanners. 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:
f9635f50c934773173ae81dce23ee656

SHA-1:
f0d27a9141f76b429fb0ab945afdb14e555c7352

SHA-256:
a9109fa3b65faf5e821b4024840e576b50cf18deb4885ad73f84c338b44ca635

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:
12/28/2024 1:05:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.926650
864

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.09.04

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.170.170

avast!
DomaIQ-CC [PUP]
2014.9-140923

AVG
Adware DomaIQ
2015.0.3342

Bitdefender
Dropped:Adware.Generic.926650
1.0.20.1330

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Domaiq-21
0.98/19329

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUQ
19408

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader9.45575
9.0.1.0266

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Dropped:Adware.Generic.926650
8.14.09.23.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BA potentially unwanted application
8.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Lollipop
9/23/2014

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

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-23-09_3

G Data
Dropped:Adware.Generic.926650
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.5.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13257

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Lollipop
14.0.0.3205

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomalQ
v2014.09.23.10

McAfee
CryptDomaIQ
5600.6998

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.183.1427.0

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Adware.Generic.926650
15.0.0.798

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Lollipop.cvvfxj
0.28.2.61942

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.Lollipop.381360
14.09.03.01

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.09.23.10

Quick Heal
Adware.DomaIQ.BT5
9.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.9.23.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.16AE5238!380523064
23.00.65.14921

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
BScope.Downware.DomaIQ
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783262
32210

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.233
2.0.0.1911

File size:
372.4 KB (381,368 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:
12/5/2013 3:09:43 PM

Valid to:
12/5/2014 3:09:43 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:
3/10/2014 1:25:44 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Ou9LQqwcT8KcLUCYVkP3LIV1sA7crKuZfMFHbqCYE6:OwRwcTLcLAVkPb+1sAVofJu6

Entry address:
0x326B

Entry point:
E8, 51, 44, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 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...
 
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Code size:
58 KB (59,392 bytes)

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

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