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audacity_40.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_40.exe, “Installation Utility” by W3i has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Description:
Installation Utility

Version:
1.94.0.1

MD5:
935d3fad0711e45812c8869fe51a71ee

SHA-1:
9dd453564f8dd2b34d5222a6ec4ea01a3b82bb9c

SHA-256:
00c653917bcd41ece6537422d4738e7d247e44aa33a0c9c7b49b74b30dd05af0

Scanner detections:
11 / 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 7:24:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.130.82

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160214

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.045

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
10.9401

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2016.02.14.09

McAfee
Artemis!23D76478504C
5600.6490

Prevx
High Risk Cloaked Malware
3.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.W3i.Installer (M)
16.2.14.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.16212

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H01G513
7.2.45

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
26308

File size:
2.2 MB (2,326,648 bytes)

Product version:
1.94.0.1

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_40.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/18/2009 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2011 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 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7393AD65DF71BF83C8882420F2FE0A56

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/8/2011 10:29:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:qIv9R5fTcDP3ZD/9em2xGdUo1l3Sfjnm0SmTwWQW7SPD5pdMYFtpubKlPTk9W/4B:Eh1WxGd31unR+35TJHHE

Entry address:
0x695D2

Entry point:
E8, 81, C6, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 21, EC, FF, FF, 8B, 45, F0, 83, B8, AC, 00, 00, 00, 01, 7E, 16, 8D, 45, F0, 50, 68, 03, 01, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, E2, C6, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, 12, 8B, 80, C8, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 08, 0F, B7, 04, 48, 25, 03, 01, 00, 00, 80, 7D, FC, 00, 74, 07, 8B, 4D, F8, 83, 61, 70, FD, C9, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 00, A8, 5D, 00, 00, 75, 14, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 0D, 80, 3F, 5D, 00, 0F, B7, 04, 41, 25, 03, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7677

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,433,600 bytes)

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