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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 installfreefileopener_553.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.iq4download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.100.0.0

MD5:
ba96bc364600fa5f105196c67c5ae32d

SHA-1:
8b9cd4e3012e78d26fef7ee6fb818af02688424d

SHA-256:
d8b297faab36ec92f3166ea7cd836a5142cea92bedaa43b00df306e4b388f0fb

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 7:39:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.124.244

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0241

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9282

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
8/29/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.10814

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.08.29.05

McAfee
Artemis!BA96BC364600
5600.7024

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.CC
14.8.29.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14827

Sophos
InstallQ
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047H0AJL13
7.2.241

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
25384

File size:
1.5 MB (1,606,336 bytes)

Product version:
2.100.0.0

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\installfreefileopener_553.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/19/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/2/2013 12:59:59 AM

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:
8/30/2011 6:42:01 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:75ZEM7feemG6ED69zbEgeEnI59pTgQbek4dSpFgkpGFtG9TWLr2dE2SHRpZ3u1:E+fezEkz4geEnI59psQbe5YN4F2TcVro

Entry address:
0x41B54

Entry point:
E8, 9A, 9E, 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:
6.9924

Code size:
932.5 KB (954,880 bytes)

The file installfreefileopener_553.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl2.iq4download.com/lm/.../installfreefileopener_553.exe

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