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airc0ed.exe

Offer Broker

InstallX, LLC

Part of an InstallX (InstallIQ) installation, a PUP that may bundle additional adware on the computer. The application airc0ed.exe, “Offer Broker Process” by InstallX has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.airdlr8.com.
Publisher:
InstallX, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Offer Broker

Description:
Offer Broker Process

Version:
2.0.30.0

MD5:
27d253aec9884075e16ab5c3f460384e

SHA-1:
f61d44be60213c891d3619c9780d87eb1aec3c3f

SHA-256:
ea681a5fab92efcdcc9bc7f972713f94ec26a712b11f2f6dfaf28b8f62c7e923

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ (by InstallX) software bundler that may include toolbars and other browser extensions offers.

Analysis date:
5/2/2024 8:37:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3446

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9932

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2014.06.12.11

McAfee
Artemis!27D253AEC988
5600.7102

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.H
14.9.30.13

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0610
7.2.163

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
30216

File size:
1.1 MB (1,136,184 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.30.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 InstallX, LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Installer.OfferBroker

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\airc0ed.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallX, LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/20/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 5:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN="InstallX, LLC", O="InstallX, LLC", L=Sartell, S=Minnesota, C=US

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

Serial number:
0F4D188192318D28510FC886CBB855E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/5/2014 12:35:27 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:XW8eTetZOs09jo3haEtod6oLl7u2jnVZXTKe/hrszYPlTmaTI48pt:m1Te6Loo8olRVdKGrsFaTipt

Entry address:
0x2E11C

Entry point:
E8, D8, A2, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 40, 55, 4F, 00, E8, 0E, 7B, 00, 00, E8, 35, 7F, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 6B, A2, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, C3, 74, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.6996

Code size:
804 KB (823,296 bytes)

The file airc0ed.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.airdlr8.com/downloads/offers/.../OfferBrokerage_14220N.exe

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