» basketball-wallpaper.exe
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Analysis
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basketball-wallpaper.exe

InstallIQ

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 basketball-wallpaper.exe, “InstallIQ Installation Utility” by W3i has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.

File name:

Publisher:

W3i, LLC (signed and verified)

Product:

InstallIQ

Description:

InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:

1.115.0.0

MD5:

535935ad324e338c8336d57867b154c3

SHA-1:

8c4db8605fe068ea2bd9a62a2025c5e5bf4c30c4

SHA-256:

9f9a70ca2edc209407c2f74955bcaf24c912c2cb30f00674c2183d3824652724

Scanner detections:

1 / 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 3:00:21 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallX.W3i.Installer (M)

16.2.14.3

File size:

431.7 KB (442,048 bytes)

Product version:

1.115.0.0

Original file name:

InstallIQStub.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States d'America)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\basketball-wallpaper.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

W3i, LLC

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/19/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

7/2/2013 1:59:59 AM

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:

7/9/2012 4:24:33 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:o9CWI2w7Q3ak0pQR7stAJsrjrgegze9Pkq07:ofI2UQM0stAJsP0egze9sqW

Entry address:

0xD20A

Entry point:

E8, C9, 85, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, E4, 60, 46, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, 79, 86, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01... 
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Code size:

290 KB (296,960 bytes)

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