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 28 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the TUGUU DomaIQ Setup installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. 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:
0947afec4466b6377208de1581a2b8fd

SHA-1:
fc57fd736da9fcb914de2a9e29c5f5f558b2e435

SHA-256:
32807b192293f5d382c78f0fc37cf0cb3177305a1e7a80fcb37f06d873c7c1c1

Scanner detections:
28 / 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:
12/26/2024 1:04:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
967

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.DomaIQ
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.DomaIQ
2014.06.13

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DomaIQ.Gen
7.11.154.158

avast!
DomaIQ-CC [PUP]
140611-0

AVG
Adware DomaIQ_r.G
2014.0.3955

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
1.0.20.815

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DomaIQ.PUR
18527

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2259
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DomaIQ.BB potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

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

F-Secure
Adware:W32/DomaIQ
11.2014-12-06_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ
14.6.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.DomaIQ
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712387

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.DomaIQ
14.0.0.3722

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DomaIQ
v2014.06.12.03

McAfee
PUP-FJP!5F7D138A0EA0
5600.7101

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.DomaIQ.3
15.0.0.489

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.cvxwqc
0.28.0.60253

Panda Antivirus
PUP/MultiToolbar.A
14.06.12.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PaymentsInteractiveSL.E
14.8.7.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.DomaIQ!6.1627
23.00.65.14610

Sophos
DomainIQ pay-per install
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.DomaIQ/Variant
10548

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.KCDcKOB
37.0.10994

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783235
29708

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.DomaIQ.Win32.180
2.0.0.1822

File size:
389.9 KB (399,240 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:
3/16/2014 10:16:26 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:mf5g6C8saYU9QoRJQXlQKWVLGP9b8msHzRObJTu8y+5TkUYu:mq6hsUQoR6lhOGPMuup+W+

Entry address:
0x3446

Entry point:
E8, 22, 2A, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 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, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1...
 
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Code size:
38 KB (38,912 bytes)

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

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