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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.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
1, 76, 0, 0

MD5:
e72186dfb3c64df722414af64676aa37

SHA-1:
c04e52328578040fcbd8e03cbb3b4b83769ddd81

SHA-256:
7633b8be600432d818a175a2e9973ea3e22102893a3f38f93dd7db6c434d6854

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:
5/10/2024 2:14:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.177.204

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160212

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.16212

Bkav FE
W32.Clod602.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.NTZK
19782

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.7
9.0.1.043

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.FAkeAlert.105
8.16.02.12.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
10.10552

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

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallIQ
16.2.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2016.02.12.08

McAfee
Artemis!D4D78627FFBB
5600.6492

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.W3i.Installer (M)
16.2.12.7

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.16210

Sophos
InstallIQ
4.57

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1009
7.2.43

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
33872

File size:
1.8 MB (1,853,048 bytes)

Product version:
1, 76, 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\8bh3ljgc.p0y\hdyy45h6.g7m\inst..tion_d0587fc617210d12_0000.0001_fd40a442e685358f\installiqexe.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/18/2009 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/2/2011 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:
7393AD65DF71BF83C8882420F2FE0A56

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/13/2010 11:34:57 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:/e6pmXx96UTABvFMTAJj8lzG6TAfc+EuSbR:m6IXxHsBqTAN8ZqfQ7bR

Entry address:
0xE17D2

Entry point:
E8, 71, B6, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 0A, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, CE, 61, 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, 70, 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, B1, B6, 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:
6.7528

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,150,976 bytes)

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