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clipartcollection.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 clipartcollection.exe by W3i has been detected as adware by 24 anti-malware scanners. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq7download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
W3i, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.117.0.0

MD5:
e6423ff4f248583bc7eb169615ee13ce

SHA-1:
d5cf83968d308677b370aec37600d31dc2b83c1c

SHA-256:
66c54ffe7e1ee5f3b4bdf428d6ff37e5bbe214447e162190fbafaefc24102969

Scanner detections:
24 / 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:
5/9/2024 8:36:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.BundleInstaller
2013.11.09

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallC.B.1
7.11.57.60

AVG
AdInstaller.InstallQ
2015.0.3454

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ
4.0.3.1487

Bkav FE
HW32.Pedka
1.3.0.4261

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17154

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.9
9.0.1.0154

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Win32.InstallIQ.AMN
8.14.08.07.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.7893

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallIQ
6/3/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.L.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of audacity_app_d153998.exe (Adware)
2014.8.15.12

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.InstallIQ
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.158.8108

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ.A
v2014.08.07.07

McAfee
Artemis!132905E8A5FF
5600.7045

MicroWorld eScan
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
15.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.vqlbr
0.26.0.56179

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.W3i.R
14.8.7.19

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.137215B6!326243766
23.00.65.14805

Sophos
InstallQ
4.85

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0825
7.2.154

Trend Micro
TROJ_FAKEAV.BMC
10.465.07

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
22702

File size:
1.6 MB (1,654,464 bytes)

Product version:
2.117.0.0

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\clipartcollection.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
W3i, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/18/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/1/2013 7:59:59 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:
8/21/2012 5:45:15 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:68v2Xm2AYbySGsqfVl4QBp6xa2UckTt9jnbIE:6sYbtGs0lEaKWjbF

Entry address:
0x38D4

Entry point:
E8, 5A, A0, 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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Entropy:
6.8191

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,115,136 bytes)

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

http://dl5.iq7download.com/lm/.../clipartcollection.exe

http://dl2.iq7download.com/lm/.../clipartcollection.exe

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