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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 14 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq6download.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.109.0.0

MD5:
7bacec652cea1b444af96b232f11b033

SHA-1:
c39b1a8cdd89a18bda75dc5bf14f32eb6f6a99ff

SHA-256:
898906a31fde252d3e8786d80c12f57a02ed13fb2c65ca50951467d0bb933380

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
4/24/2024 4:00:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.153.232

AVG
InstallIQ.R
2015.0.3321

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0287

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9913

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/InstallIQ
10/14/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.1712333

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.10.14.09

McAfee
Artemis!281F3D8AE776
5600.6977

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.Z
14.10.14.21

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.141012

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_INSTALLIQ_0000000.TOMA
7.2.287

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
30094

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.10.14

File size:
1.6 MB (1,667,264 bytes)

Product version:
2.109.0.0

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:
6/18/2011 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:
3/6/2012 4:08:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ysaP0YfRy45u24bZ8EgVf5Uw1UMGoDroQ8GOvVNLGqPW7xNTZKu3kF2ep2sdE2SE:eVfRr4ZTgBUAUMGoDroQ8rz3oTprrI

Entry address:
0x41B54

Entry point:
E8, 4A, 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:
6.9792

Code size:
974.5 KB (997,888 bytes)

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

http://dl5.iq6download.com/lm/.../installfreefileopener_553.exe

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