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:
9fe31db082c0887d010d7c308dfa8942

SHA-1:
f61ebe040a3a64623920ba092a9184d69fa1b632

SHA-256:
18a4ed694d7add248dff4536cb2cd9e5fcd28aae3f62d33a3ab8c3bff7fc818a

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 10:16:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tuguu (M)
16.7.22.11

File size:
459 KB (470,064 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
TUGUU DomaIQ Setup

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/21/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/26/2014 1:00:00 PM

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:
12/27/2013 1:55:46 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:IRnMgvVPOf0ZRfGM65Tzh3WEg8YSqcf2h3gLUawo1XeiWMmbAgUXYP:wOfsRfV65fg8pfORawo05JUM

Entry address:
0xD182

Entry point:
E8, C4, 63, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 38, 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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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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