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marine2aw.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 marine2aw.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl8.iq8download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.123.0.0

MD5:
e75d006cbfdb2417195ad8b8a8689e2f

SHA-1:
d2afe9fb7df30eb13e5be4f714c4b3f87b0e3d0e

SHA-256:
8a15d8509e34620d800aa9a87f9b36308e067d8870d80ffaf0400ef016d4c883

Scanner detections:
20 / 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 8:31:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-Trojan/Installiq.1635520
2012.11.06

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.59.114

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2016.0.3082

Bkav FE
W32.Clod994.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17852

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0161

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.7960

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallIQ
6/10/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.176.11278

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2015.06.10.06

McAfee
Artemis!30E9990ACB8B
5600.6738

MicroWorld eScan
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
16.0.0.483

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.1635008
12.11.05.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.Installer
15.6.10.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.15608

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9821

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBH1LM
7.2.161

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.10

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
26890

File size:
1.6 MB (1,653,440 bytes)

Product version:
2.123.0.0

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\marine2aw.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2011 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2013 8:59:59 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:
12/17/2012 6:11:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Kb2udI1U5patz4fSqJ7I7agVv2DT+2jnbIC:aQU5puztqjgVu7jbz

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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Code size:
1.1 MB (1,112,064 bytes)

The file marine2aw.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl8.iq8download.com/lm/.../marine2aw.exe

http://dl7.iq8download.com/lm/.../marine2aw.exe

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