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installiqexe.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 installiqexe.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl2.cdn3-downloads.com.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
1, 78, 0, 0

MD5:
87f5cda83c2df204e4328ce051b3bcb1

SHA-1:
1254c8333b47392dc132a5b45f78aca39a5bbd06

SHA-256:
b27c13210345722f6c7a5973920044fcd74b4429d21b21a2e6c2cb503144d03a

Scanner detections:
17 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:36:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.177.204

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-151128

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.151128

Bkav FE
W32.Clod602.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
19782

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.7
9.0.1.0332

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.FAkeAlert.105
8.15.11.28.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.10552

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

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallIQ
15.11.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2015.11.28.10

McAfee
Artemis!D4D78627FFBB
5600.6568

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.W3i.Installer (M)
15.11.28.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.151126

Sophos
InstallIQ
4.57

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1009
7.2.332

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
33872

File size:
1.9 MB (1,968,248 bytes)

Product version:
1, 78, 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}\appdata\local\apps\2.0\qozx6w50.8z0\palrkpyy.7j9\inst..tion_d0587fc617210d12_0000.0001_fd40a442e685358f\installiqexe.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/18/2009 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2011 4:59:59 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:
7393AD65DF71BF83C8882420F2FE0A56

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/25/2010 9:31:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:pHBl6D4HuxTDk5AqKn3T3SRztjO/6136uH1T8dmO2fc+EuSb6:V6DVk523TGzti/+jHa2fQ7b6

Entry address:
0xF181A

Entry point:
E8, C9, C6, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 0A, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 96, 64, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, DF, FF, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, 78, EF, FF, FF, 8B, 45, F0, 83, B8, AC, 00, 00, 00, 01, 7E, 16, 8D, 45, F0, 50, 68, 03, 01, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 09, C7, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, 12, 8B, 80, C8, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, 08, 0F, B7, 04, 48, 25, 03, 01, 00, 00, 80, 7D, FC, 00, 74, 07, 8B, 4D, F8, 83, 61, 70, FD, C9...
 
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Entropy:
6.7403

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,242,112 bytes)

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

http://dl2.cdn3-downloads.com/lm/.../clipartcollection.exe

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