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InstallIQ Installation Utility

InstallX, 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 fileviewer_d5023377.exe by InstallX has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallIQ Installation Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.iq11download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
InstallX, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.139.0.0

MD5:
73b35bd729da701f31a12710b42c069e

SHA-1:
fccb34527cf7479d9369460114594b0c35075d4c

SHA-256:
a236fdf18b45134a1ebd8021e4b69a5ef2560554b402c825d8c8e54e464e41b6

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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 3:01:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.141.78

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140405

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3513

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
18052

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.095

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9639

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2014.04.05.08

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Searcher.csnymk
0.28.0.58873

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallX.T
14.9.30.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14403

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
28042

File size:
2 MB (2,048,080 bytes)

Product version:
2.139.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright ©2013 InstallX, LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
InstallIQ.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallIQ Installation Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\fileviewer_d5023377.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallX, LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/20/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 8:00:00 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:
4/3/2014 3:51:18 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:YrGfgZ3+lRP5kRtJBR7BL75jIhT1mHUgM:qGfgd+jWRtJP7TjuZ

Entry address:
0xF929

Entry point:
E8, A5, A1, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, D0, 5F, 58, 00, E8, E1, 60, 00, 00, E8, A9, 83, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 38, A1, 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, C5, 7D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.7708

Packer / compiler:
PEQuake V0.06

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,297,408 bytes)

The file fileviewer_d5023377.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://dl2.iq11download.com/dynamic/standard/.../fileviewer_d5023377.exe

http://dl.installiq.com/.../getdynamicpath.aspx?shortname=fileviewer&a=14190&f=fileviewer&VersionId=-1&key=standarddefault

http://dl.installiq.com/.../downloadpop.aspx?shortname=fileviewer&a=14190&f=fileviewer

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