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audacity.exe

InstallIQ Installation Utility

W3i, LLC

The InstallIQ (InstallX) installation program is a co-bundle stub that devlivers software monetization offers during installation. These offers include web browser toolbars and extensions. The application audacity.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl8.iq8download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.123.0.0

MD5:
628d262ccb690002110da9c6b6e3ab20

SHA-1:
a0d77978bf160062009157f6835e8859b0ea9c76

SHA-256:
5ab94024721ef8a3912171b5194d1ca87df57ae5fdb51875cf7f802ad2f6f162

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
InstallIQ is a bundled offer download and install manager that is designed to show sponsored offers during installation that typically includes adware type toolbars, browser extensions and plugin or other potentially unwanted software along with the promised application.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:19:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-Trojan/Installiq.1635520
2012.11.04

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.154.8

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2016.0.2941

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.151030

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
16536

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0303

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Symmi.11212
8.15.10.30.09

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.9920

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
10/30/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712348

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2015.10.30.09

McAfee
Artemis!628D262CCB69
5600.6597

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.W3i.bbuqyf
0.24.0.53304

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.1635008
12.11.03.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.W3i.Installer (M)
15.10.30.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.151028

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-InstallIQ
9538

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0905
7.2.303

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.FCBCBKQ
10.465.30

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
30142

File size:
1.6 MB (1,653,440 bytes)

Product version:
2.123.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright ©2011 W3i Holdings, LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
InstallIQ.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="W3i, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="W3i, LLC", L=Sartell, S=Minnesota, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A5D73F262C38BBD4578AB6AD713318D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2012 3:11:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Ub2udI1U5patz4fSqJ7I7agVv2DT+NjnbIp:oQU5puztqjgVugjb4

Entry address:
0x38D4

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 8F, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 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, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04...
 
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Entropy:
6.8232

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,112,064 bytes)

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

http://dl8.iq8download.com/lm/.../Audacity.exe

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