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playsides_d7827451.exe

Playsides.com

InstallX, LLC

Part of an InstallX (InstallIQ) installation, a PUP that may bundle additional adware on the computer. The application playsides_d7827451.exe by InstallX has been detected as adware by 14 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.installiq.com.
Publisher:
Secco Squared LLC  (signed by InstallX, LLC)

Product:
Playsides.com

Description:
playsides.exe

Version:
2.138.2.0

MD5:
44fad403e175f2ed5cd15fb27d841b8d

SHA-1:
c9e6a516c363ad7ea5ee87e05badd6b94eddb694

SHA-256:
590d3e04265ce861fdde2061a512dcc46956082b362ba55eeaba77844a2dd82e

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallIQ (by InstallX) software bundler that may include toolbars and other browser extensions offers.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 3:02:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downware
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.139.122

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2016.0.3022

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
18001

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.0222

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
9.9603

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of fileviewer_d5023377.exe (Adware)
2015.9.19.8

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.1604

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2015.08.10.03

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Searcher.csnymk
0.28.0.58720

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallX.SeccoSquared (M)
15.8.10.3

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.15917

Sophos
InstallQ
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
27772

File size:
1.9 MB (2,043,472 bytes)

Product version:
2.138.2.0

Copyright:
Secco Squared LLC

Original file name:
playsides.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\playsides_d7827451.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallX, LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/20/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/8/2015 5:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN="InstallX, LLC", O="InstallX, LLC", L=Sartell, S=Minnesota, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0F4D188192318D28510FC886CBB855E6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/26/2014 7:57:04 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:IBqwQkyO/EKBiP5TNqhfhkQokCCTz8Ug/:AqwnyOsR5TNUfMkHC

Entry address:
0xF8E9

Entry point:
E8, 95, A1, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, A0, 4B, 58, 00, E8, D1, 60, 00, 00, E8, 99, 83, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 28, A1, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, B5, 7D, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.7744

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,295,360 bytes)

The file playsides_d7827451.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.installiq.com/.../downloadpop.aspx?shortname=playsides&a=14073&f=ussm&partnercode=m

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