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fileviewer_d5023377.exe

InstallIQ Installation Utility

InstallX, 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 fileviewer_d5023377.exe by InstallX has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallIQ Installation Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl5.iq10download.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
InstallX, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
InstallIQ Installation Utility

Version:
2.136.8.0

MD5:
c2a6a4f40767d270b6e57a529824278b

SHA-1:
14e87134906ff40cb260cd3022c41de989ebade8

SHA-256:
2885fdad036acf84cf485cf3556d67d8616a87d9fa4ddfe7048c9f3d8c9844ed

Scanner detections:
27 / 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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/24/2024 7:05:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.InstallIQ.G
911

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Installiq
2014.02.21

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallIQ.Gen5
7.11.121.222

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140807

AVG
InstallIQ.F
2015.0.3389

Bitdefender
Adware.InstallIQ.G
1.0.20.1095

Bkav FE
W32.Clod1a6.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallIQ.B
17491

Dr.Web
Adware.W3i.32
9.0.1.015

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.InstallIQ
8.14.08.07.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallIQ (variant)
8.9190

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallIQ
8/7/2014

F-Secure
Adware.InstallIQ.G
11.2014-07-08_5

G Data
Adware.InstallIQ
14.8.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of coretemp_d7632790.exe (Adware)
2014.1.27.2

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Malware
t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.175.10852

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallIQ
v2014.01.15.06

McAfee
Artemis!5214A0E61879
5600.7249

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.InstallIQ.G
15.0.0.657

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Searcher.cjaztx
0.28.0.57029

nProtect
Adware.InstallIQ.G
14.02.20.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.InstallX.T
14.9.30.13

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.InstallIQ!1.9E4F
23.00.65.14113

Sophos
InstallQ
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1220
7.2.15

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallIQ Installer
24712

File size:
1.9 MB (2,037,328 bytes)

Product version:
2.136.8.0

Copyright:
Copyright ©2013 InstallX, LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
InstallIQ.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallIQ Installation Manager

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\fileviewer_d5023377.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallX, LLC

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/21/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2014 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:
030985B5A39F75A13A497DAB8BF611F7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/19/2013 8:55:34 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/vUyaWISSDYmLg3hQw4SBxZEPnPYTXNTdsOF9QTKpKgtIMxk4pK+6ffATukTFg09:/vEhoDoITXtWK9QTkIN4QvffATpXHUgl

Entry address:
0xF739

Entry point:
E8, B5, 88, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 08, 43, 58, 00, E8, F1, 47, 00, 00, E8, B9, 6A, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 48, 88, 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, D5, 64, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.7722

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,290,752 bytes)

The file fileviewer_d5023377.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://dl5.iq10download.com/dynamic/.../fileviewer_d5023377.exe

http://dl5.iq10download.com/dynamic/standard/.../fileviewer_d5023377.exe

http://dl.installiq.com/.../getdynamicpath.aspx?shortname=fileviewer&a=14190&f=fileviewer&VersionId=-1&key=standarddefault

http://dl2.iq10download.com/dynamic/standard/.../fileviewer_d5023377.exe

http://dl.installiq.com/.../downloadpop.aspx?shortname=fileviewer&a=14190&f=fileviewer

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