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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 games.exe 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 setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
1, 60, 0, 0

MD5:
4de3be8fbe0a4f30292f2cc955e13f0e

SHA-1:
953bb97c7b5c2a99e7023be86cb8a9d837ba8b11

SHA-256:
3f06a514f3296fe71415163401ee8655fa7efa1f53d3343f09ceff844dacf61d

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 9:54:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.W3i.Installer (M)
16.2.1.10

File size:
3.3 MB (3,415,160 bytes)

Product version:
1, 60, 0, 0

Copyright:
Copyright ©2007 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\games.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/2/2007 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2009 6:59:59 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:
391B1DE3FDF7D68124136D1483C16B21

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/12/2009 5:34:23 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Zmw/bzBGm+ofU2DEn8D74DTuR/1DIPh5WdguysIP2wlF255eFraCxXmhO:ZpGmVfU2o8D1dKXXlF84OCxXt

Entry address:
0x10CB9F

Entry point:
E8, 69, BD, 00, 00, E9, 16, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, 53, 56, FF, 75, 10, 33, DB, 8D, 4D, EC, 89, 5D, FC, E8, AF, E6, FF, FF, 8B, 75, F0, 39, 5E, 08, 75, 1F, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, DC, BD, 00, 00, 38, 5D, F8, 59, 59, 0F, 84, 86, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, F4, 83, 61, 70, FD, EB, 7D, 8B, 4D, 08, 3B, CB, 75, 28, E8, AD, 4F, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 19, 72, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 38, 5D, F8, 74, 07, 8B, 45, F4, 83, 60, 70, FD, 33, C0, EB, 4E, 57, 8A, 11, 0F, B6, C2, 0F, B6...
 
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Entropy:
7.4502

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,355,776 bytes)

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