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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 10 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq6download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.105.0.0

MD5:
ca58e01b7aa109cfe69efe488b345b0d

SHA-1:
fb469da068d8b61192dec7a8ae64ebd61728a8a5

SHA-256:
0f28342deeb388e2ac4fd7db5393c1043844c3ae19f5e0b558632a960750642f

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
4/25/2024 10:20:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.146.118

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0280

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9744

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
10/7/2014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.10.07.04

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.I
14.10.7.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.141005

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
HV_ZYX_CA226FA0.TOMC
7.2.280

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
28732

File size:
1.6 MB (1,643,200 bytes)

Product version:
2.105.0.0

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:
12/13/2011 6:41:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:NEk3dSKmsAJNoQeFczDN3SCjhct0CGN0T6wrE:33dSTRJ3Btct0CK

Entry address:
0x41B54

Entry point:
E8, 4A, A0, 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:
6.9823

Code size:
958.5 KB (981,504 bytes)

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

http://dl5.iq6download.com/lm/.../Audacity.exe

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