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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 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallIQ Installation Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq9download.com.
Publisher:
InstallX, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.136.1.0

MD5:
b7f31943bd71ecde032d27ac58a304d9

SHA-1:
fd475d64b64abdcbf108b2ad886fb2433207c33c

SHA-256:
591a37261e55c00a7d27e2e1ac407e07f65426a962d5ae264cb613ba9310fd59

Scanner detections:
27 / 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:
4/25/2024 9:53:58 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.InstallIQ.G
914

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installiq
2014.02.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.117.38

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140805

AVG
InstallIQ.F
2015.0.3392

Bitdefender
Adware.InstallIQ.G
1.0.20.1085

Bkav FE
W32.Clod405.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
17363

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.0217

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.InstallIQ
8.14.08.05.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9116

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallIQ
8/5/2014

F-Secure
Adware.InstallIQ.G
11.2014-05-08_3

G Data
Adware.InstallIQ
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of freeopener_d2197264.exe (Adware)
2014.9.12.15

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.SuspectCrc
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10361

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2014.08.05.11

McAfee
Artemis!AA1B5EA3FF39
5600.7048

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.InstallIQ.G
15.0.0.651

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Searcher.cjaztx
0.28.0.57029

nProtect
Adware.InstallIQ.G
14.02.20.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallX.T
14.9.30.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14803

Sophos
InstallQ
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1024
7.2.217

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
23890

File size:
1.8 MB (1,912,912 bytes)

Product version:
2.136.1.0

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:
3/22/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/26/2014 12:00:00 PM

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:
030985B5A39F75A13A497DAB8BF611F7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/24/2013 4:31:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Zcocf49vcQKqrsu22upB+RFUcmSuf4VSjRv1vxOWnUL9K5b1w2TLjTJe65h8DDYi:ZcPSMCP84VSjVO5LMR1w2Tb5h+KK

Entry address:
0xEEE9

Entry point:
E8, B5, 88, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 30, 83, 57, 00, E8, F1, 47, 00, 00, E8, B9, 6A, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 48, 88, 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, D5, 64, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.6906

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,260,032 bytes)

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

http://dl5.iq9download.com/dynamic/.../fileviewer_d5023377.exe

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