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freefileviewer2011setup.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 freefileviewer2011setup.exe, “Installation Utility” by W3i has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from bitberry.cachefly.net.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Description:
Installation Utility

Version:
1.91.0.0

MD5:
afb650ffd834a9297651f9df1b0d90d0

SHA-1:
b6f19d4b0256b5707bf003533b7401afeea6abc6

SHA-256:
23555175e0cfc803d025bac4224882234f8d3d1bdd5ed1117d3e4d007b0bebe8

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
4/23/2024 2:20:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.108.192

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140730

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.14730

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.0211

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.8943

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of finaltorrent2011setup.exe (Adware)
2014.9.10.8

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.07.30.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.X
14.8.7.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14728

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
7.2.211

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.30

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
22588

File size:
2.2 MB (2,323,576 bytes)

Product version:
1.91.0.0

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\freefileviewer2011setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
7/2/2011 4:59:59 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:
2/21/2011 3:10:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:vtKleIGnLYlrOgPjz4D4X8I95GTHGeQH0:1PTnLY1jPWU3H0

Entry address:
0x69552

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, A0, 27, 5D, 00, 00, 75, 14, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 0D, 80, BF, 5C, 00, 0F, B7, 04, 41, 25, 03, 01, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.7904

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,415,168 bytes)

The file freefileviewer2011setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://bitberry.cachefly.net/ffv/w3i/.../FreeFileViewer2011Setup.exe

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