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greetingcardcreator.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 greetingcardcreator.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq8download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.121.1.0

MD5:
8d929203ce95b0bdc6dcf277466c2263

SHA-1:
ee0cf0f4291e4a65102aaa992187a1bea3496c38

SHA-256:
23db8165d9e2d49718e6a95f4228a1a3d8a683b3cee3f18c5d6466df2e82fcf3

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
5/4/2024 6:11:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.83.176

AVG
Adware AdInstaller.InstallQ
2016.0.2880

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
16400

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0363

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Riskware.Win32.InstallIQ
8.15.12.29.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ.A potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
12/29/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-9a8e7a6e
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallIQ
15.12.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16151

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.896

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2015.12.29.04

MicroWorld eScan
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
16.0.0.1089

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.A9a8e7a6e.dorbsl
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.W3i.Installer (M)
15.12.29.16

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.151227

Sophos
PUA 'InstallQ'
5.15

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
7.2.363

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.29

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.InstallIQ.Downloader
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
18554

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.Agent.Win32.238031
2.0.0.2210

File size:
1.6 MB (1,639,104 bytes)

Product version:
2.121.1.0

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\greetingcardcreator.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:
11/19/2012 4:12:16 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:ZJChoHJ1m8Gb0v8jSaRowLfQTVR6x9rbT+9jnbIf:7J1/IkTM9rMjbC

Entry address:
0x38D4

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 8F, 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:
6.8252

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,102,336 bytes)

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

http://dl5.iq8download.com/lm/.../greetingcardcreator.exe

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