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freefileviewer_730.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 freefileviewer_730.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 26 anti-malware scanners. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.iq8download.com.

File name:

Publisher:

W3i, LLC (signed and verified)

Product:

InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:

2.118.0.0

MD5:

48bfabdefa16fbef2b85b834a28e4d59

SHA-1:

5f5029c3dd758172777dbbdfb45d63bc4dd73b0c

SHA-256:

ea4e725848600654169066f7edb397668f0b31e79c87235516cfa66383ce5bff

Scanner detections:

26 / 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:

4/19/2024 6:51:06 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallC.B.1

7.11.183.194

AVG

AdInstaller.InstallQ

2015.0.3284

Baidu Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ

4.0.3.141120

Bkav FE

HW32.Pedka

1.3.0.4261

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK

20032

Dr.Web

Adware.W3i.9

9.0.1.0324

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ.AMN

8.14.11.20.10

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallIQ (variant)

8.10693

Fortinet FortiGate

Adware/InstallIQ

11/20/2014

F-Prot

W32/InstallCore.L.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Application.InstallIQ

14.11.24

IKARUS anti.virus

AdWare.InstallC

t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11311

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent

14.0.0.2915

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A

v2014.11.20.10

McAfee

Artemis!132905E8A5FF

5600.6940

MicroWorld eScan

APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5

15.0.0.972

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallC.dfnnmr

0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.W3i.S

14.11.20.22

Rising Antivirus

PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.133DA0DB!322805979

23.00.65.141118

Sophos

InstallQ

4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.InstallQ

10225

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_SPNR.0CI312

7.2.324

Trend Micro

TROJ_SPNR.0CI312

10.465.20

Vba32 AntiVirus

Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

InstallIQ Installer

34632

File size:

1.6 MB (1,652,416 bytes)

Product version:

2.118.0.0

Original file name:

InstallIQ.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\freefileviewer_730.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

W3i, LLC

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/18/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

7/1/2013 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 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:

9/10/2012 9:45:46 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

49152:thxTObRevINFWfRN2PCDjEgsVTkljnbIC:b4evAFQN9Edgjbr

Entry address:

0x38D4

Entry point:

E8, 5A, A0, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24, 04... 
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Entropy:

6.8216

Code size:

1.1 MB (1,112,576 bytes)

The file freefileviewer_730.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl2.iq8download.com/lm/.../freefileviewer_730.exe

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