» tightbackgrounds.exe
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tightbackgrounds.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 tightbackgrounds.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.

File name:

Publisher:

W3i, LLC (signed and verified)

Product:

InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:

1, 68, 0, 2

MD5:

2e862a3e26e07f0322dd6950081acc80

SHA-1:

517d2cf2c5fd01db70b142ae61c281edd891da4c

SHA-256:

2a2d545371c4466423561f049e2804e6f5e29b781ab82690b899c1d72c89dcc3

Scanner detections:

1 / 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:

4/26/2024 10:15:59 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallX (M)

17.3.10.9

File size:

1.8 MB (1,838,200 bytes)

Product version:

1, 68, 0, 2

Original file name:

InstallIQ.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\my completed downloads\0-2011\background\tightbackgrounds.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

W3i, LLC

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

5/19/2009 4:30:00 AM

Valid to:

7/3/2011 4:29:59 AM

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:

11/6/2009 1:11:41 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

Entry address:

0x105432

Entry point:

E8, 41, B6, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 20, 0E, 58, 00, E8, F0, 45, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, FC, 89, 45, E4, 8B, 45, E4, 3B, 45, 10, 7D, 13, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, CE, FF, 55, 14, 03, 75, 0C, 89, 75, 08, FF, 45, E4, EB, E5, C7, 45, E0, 01, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, F7, 45, 00, 00, C2, 14, 00, 83, 7D, E0, 00, 75, 11, FF, 75, 18, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 2A, FD, FF, FF, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 14, 53, FF, 75, 10, 33, DB, 8D, 4D, EC... 
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Entropy:

6.5608

Code size:

1.3 MB (1,319,936 bytes)

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